Courage Under Fire vs Shutter Island
Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Courage Under Fire). Courage Under Fire is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 18m. Courage Under Fire is the older of the two (1996 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Courage Under Fire
Shutter Island| Courage Under Fire | Shutter Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Seth Gilliam, Sean Patrick Thomas, Željko Ivanek, Lou Diamond Phillips, Denzel Washington | Joseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Courage Under Fire
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Shutter Island
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
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