Fires on the Plain vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Fires on the Plain). Fires on the Plain is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 19m. Fires on the Plain is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fires on the Plain
Hacksaw Ridge| Fires on the Plain | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shinya Tsukamoto | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Shinya Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Masato Tsujioka, Lily Franky, Yuko Nakamura | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Fires on the Plain
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
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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