Flood vs The Railway Man

Flood has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.8/10 for The Railway Man). Flood is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 56m. The Railway Man is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Flood posterFlood2025 VS The Railway Man posterThe Railway Man2013
FloodThe Railway Man
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20252013
Length1h 42m1h 56m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History
Country––
DirectorMartin GondaJonathan Teplitzky
Main castSara Chripáková, Jozef Pantlikáš, Katarína Babejová, Vladimíra Štefániková, Michal SoltészSam Reid, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård

Synopsis

Flood

In communist Czechoslovakia in 1980, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a widowed Ruthenian farmer, insists she stay and work the land. When her village faces destruction due to a new dam, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom in a context of historical change.

The Railway Man

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

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