Dear John vs Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Dear John). Dear John is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 10m. Dear John is the older of the two (2010 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dear John
Promise at Dawn| Dear John | Promise at Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Eric Barbier |
| Main cast | Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona | Catherine McCormack, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Arieh Worthalter |
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.
Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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