Dunkirk vs Tears of the Sun

Dunkirk has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Tears of the Sun). Dunkirk is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 1m. Tears of the Sun is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dunkirk posterDunkirk2017 VS Tears of the Sun posterTears of the Sun2003
DunkirkTears of the Sun
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 6.9/10
Year20172003
Length1h 47m2h 1m
GenresAction, Drama, WarAction, Drama, War
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanAntoine Fuqua
Main castTom Hardy, Aneurin Barnard, Cillian Murphy, Luke Thompson, Kenneth BranaghCole Hauser, Monica Bellucci, Bruce Willis, Eamonn Walker, Sammi Rotibi

Synopsis

Dunkirk

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Tears of the Sun

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and…

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