Defiance vs Free State of Jones
Defiance and Free State of Jones are tied on audience score (6.8/10). Defiance is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 20m. Defiance is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Defiance
Free State of Jones| Defiance | Free State of Jones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Gary Ross |
| Main cast | Mark Feuerstein, Iddo Goldberg, Liev Schreiber, Jodhi May, Tomas Arana | Keri Russell, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Grubbs, Martin Bats Bradford |
Synopsis
Defiance
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
Free State of Jones
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight…
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