Emancipation vs Emperor

Emancipation has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). Emperor is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 12m. Emperor is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Emancipation posterEmancipation2022 VS Emperor posterEmperor2012
EmancipationEmperor
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.1/10
Year20222012
Length2h 12m1h 45m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, War
Country––
DirectorAntoine FuquaPeter Webber
Main castMustafa Shakir, Aaron Moten, Charmaine Bingwa, David Denman, Paul Ben-VictorMatthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi

Synopsis

Emancipation

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

Emperor

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

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