Enemy at the Gates vs The English Patient
Enemy at the Gates has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.2/10 for The English Patient). Enemy at the Gates is the shorter watch at 2h 11m compared with 2h 42m. The English Patient is the older of the two (1996 against 2001). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Enemy at the Gates | The English Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Anthony Minghella |
| Main cast | Jude Law, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman, Gennadi Vengerov, Rachel Weisz | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow |
Synopsis
Enemy at the Gates
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
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