Dear John vs Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Dear John). Dear John is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 11m. Enemy at the Gates is the older of the two (2001 against 2010). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dear John posterDear John2010 VS Enemy at the Gates posterEnemy at the Gates2001
Dear JohnEnemy at the Gates
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.4/10
Year20102001
Length1h 48m2h 11m
GenresDrama, Romance, WarDrama, History, Romance, War
Country–United States of America
DirectorLasse HallströmJean-Jacques Annaud
Main castRichard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. CotronaJude Law, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman, Gennadi Vengerov, Rachel Weisz

Synopsis

Dear John

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.

Enemy at the Gates

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

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