Dear John vs The Ottoman Lieutenant
Dear John has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.1/10 for The Ottoman Lieutenant). Dear John is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 51m. 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
The Ottoman Lieutenant| Dear John | The Ottoman Lieutenant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Joseph Ruben |
| Main cast | Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona | Josh Hartnett, Hera Hilmar, Michiel Huisman, Ben Kingsley, Affif Ben Badra |
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 Ottoman Lieutenant
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.
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