Death Stone vs The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5/10 for Death Stone). Death Stone is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 3h 21m. Death Stone is the older of the two (1987 against 2003). Both are action, adventure movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Death Stone posterDeath Stone1987 VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King posterThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
Death StoneThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Audience score★ 5.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year19872003
Length1h 33m3h 21m
GenresAction, AdventureAction, Adventure, Fantasy
CountryGermanyNew Zealand
DirectorFranz Josef GottliebPeter Jackson
Main castBirte Berg, Serge Falck, Albert Fortell, Brad Harris, Tony KendallLiv Tyler, John Noble, Miranda Otto, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies

Synopsis

Death Stone

Kumar Cunningham loses his fiancee in Sri Lanka during a festival, only to discover her dead from a drugs overdose. Mad with grief, he kills the two dealers and is arrested for murder. He manages to escape and is bent on revenge.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart…

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