Flyboys vs The English Patient
The English Patient has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Flyboys). Flyboys is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 42m. The English Patient is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Flyboys | The English Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Tony Bill | Anthony Minghella |
| Main cast | Ruth Bradley, Philip Winchester, Keith McErlean, Tyler Labine, James Franco | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow |
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.
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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