Emperor vs The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 45m. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Emperor
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas| Emperor | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Webber | Mark Herman |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi | David Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Cara Horgan, David Thewlis |
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.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
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