Down in the Valley vs Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.9/10 for Down in the Valley). Down in the Valley is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 13m. Legends of the Fall is the older of the two (1994 against 2005). Both are drama, romance, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Down in the Valley posterDown in the Valley2005 VS Legends of the Fall posterLegends of the Fall1994
Down in the ValleyLegends of the Fall
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.4/10
Year20051994
Length1h 52m2h 13m
GenresDrama, Romance, Thriller, WesternAction, Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country–United States of America
DirectorDavid JacobsonEdward Zwick
Main castKat Dennings, Bruce Dern, Evan Rachel Wood, Hunter Parrish, David MorseJulia Ormond, Anthony Hopkins, Henry Thomas, Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt

Synopsis

Down in the Valley

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.

Legends of the Fall

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

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