Dear John vs Twice Born
Twice Born 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 7m. Dear John is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dear John
Twice Born| Dear John | Twice Born | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Sergio Castellitto |
| Main cast | Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona | Penélope Cruz, Jane Birkin, Emile Hirsch, Sergio Castellitto, Pietro Castellitto |
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.
Twice Born
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
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