Emperor vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). Emperor is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 19m. Emperor is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Emperor
Hacksaw Ridge| Emperor | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Webber | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
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.
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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