Downfall vs Emancipation
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.8/10 for Emancipation). Emancipation is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2022). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Emancipation| Downfall | Emancipation | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Antoine Fuqua |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Mustafa Shakir, Aaron Moten, Charmaine Bingwa, David Denman, Paul Ben-Victor |
Synopsis
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
Emancipation
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
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