Darkest Hour vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Darkest Hour). Darkest Hour is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 19m. Hacksaw Ridge is the older of the two (2016 against 2017). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Darkest Hour
Hacksaw Ridge| Darkest Hour | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Wright | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Adrian Rawlins, Joe Armstrong, Benjamin Whitrow, David Schofield | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
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.
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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