Flags of Our Fathers vs The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Flags of Our Fathers). The Wind Rises is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 15m. Flags of Our Fathers is the older of the two (2006 against 2013). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flags of Our Fathers
The Wind Rises| Flags of Our Fathers | The Wind Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Chris Bauer, Robert Patrick, Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Neal McDonough | Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima |
Synopsis
Flags of Our Fathers
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
The Wind Rises
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
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