Braveheart vs The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley). The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2006). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Braveheart
The Wind That Shakes the Barley| Braveheart | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Drama, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Ken Loach |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Aidan O'Hare, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald |
Synopsis
Braveheart
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
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