Downfall vs Lee
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for Lee). Lee is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2024). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Lee| Downfall | Lee | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Ellen Kuras |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Andy Samberg, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Patrick Mille, James Murray |
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…
Lee
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.