Civil War vs The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Civil War). Civil War is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 34m. The Last Samurai is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Civil War
The Last Samurai| Civil War | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, War | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Alex Garland | Edward Zwick |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Kirsten Dunst, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jefferson White, Cailee Spaeny | Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton |
Synopsis
Civil War
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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