Flyboys vs Legionnaire
Flyboys has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Legionnaire). Legionnaire is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 18m. Legionnaire is the older of the two (1998 against 2006). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flyboys
Legionnaire| Flyboys | Legionnaire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | Action, Adventure, History, War |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Tony Bill | Peter MacDonald |
| Main cast | Ruth Bradley, Philip Winchester, Keith McErlean, Tyler Labine, James Franco | David Hayman, Jim Carter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
Synopsis
Flyboys
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
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