Dear John vs The English Patient
The English Patient has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Dear John). Dear John is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 42m. The English Patient is the older of the two (1996 against 2010). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dear John
The English Patient| Dear John | The English Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Anthony Minghella |
| Main cast | Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow |
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.
The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
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