Eddie the Eagle vs Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.2/10 for Eddie the Eagle). Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 46m. Both are adventure, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Eddie the Eagle posterEddie the Eagle2016 VS Hunt for the Wilderpeople posterHunt for the Wilderpeople2016
Eddie the EagleHunt for the Wilderpeople
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.7/10
Year20162016
Length1h 46m1h 41m
GenresAdventure, Comedy, Drama, HistoryAdventure, Comedy, Drama
Country––
DirectorDexter FletcherTaika Waititi
Main castMark Benton, Tim McInnerny, Christopher Walken, Taron Egerton, Hugh JackmanRachel House, Sam Neill, Taika Waititi, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Kightley

Synopsis

Eddie the Eagle

The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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