Eleni vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Eleni). Eleni is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 19m. Eleni is the older of the two (1985 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eleni
Hacksaw Ridge| Eleni | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Yates | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, Ronald Pickup, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Eleni
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
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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