Cold Mountain vs The Poet and the Spy
Cold Mountain has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.2/10 for The Poet and the Spy). The Poet and the Spy is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 34m. Cold Mountain is the older of the two (2003 against 2026). Both are adventure, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Mountain
The Poet and the Spy| Cold Mountain | The Poet and the Spy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 34m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Adventure, History, Romance, War | Action, Adventure, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anthony Minghella | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Main cast | Charlie Hunnam, Kathy Baker, Jude Law, Donald Sutherland, Nicole Kidman | Maurizio Lombardi, Daniele Paoloni, Nicolas Maupas, Valentina Romani, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Cold Mountain
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
The Poet and the Spy
In 1919 Fiume, Russian spy Beatrice navigates political turmoil while protecting poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, entangling with an intelligence chief and a WWI deserter amid Italy’s revolutionary unrest.
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