Downfall vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.9/10 for Downfall). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Hacksaw Ridge| Downfall | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
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…
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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