Coach Carter vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.6/10 for Coach Carter). Coach Carter is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 19m. Coach Carter is the older of the two (2005 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Coach Carter
Hacksaw Ridge| Coach Carter | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Thomas Carter | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Octavia Spencer, Channing Tatum, Texas Battle | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Coach Carter
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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