Darkest Hour vs Flood
Flood has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.4/10 for Darkest Hour). Flood is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 5m. Darkest Hour is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Darkest Hour | Flood | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Wright | Martin Gonda |
| Main cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Adrian Rawlins, Joe Armstrong, Benjamin Whitrow, David Schofield | Sara Chripáková, Jozef Pantlikáš, Katarína Babejová, Vladimíra Štefániková, Michal Soltész |
Synopsis
Darkest Hour
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Flood
In communist Czechoslovakia in 1980, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a widowed Ruthenian farmer, insists she stay and work the land. When her village faces destruction due to a new dam, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom in a context of historical change.
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