Free State of Jones vs The Outpost
The Outpost has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Free State of Jones). The Outpost is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 20m. Free State of Jones is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Free State of Jones
The Outpost| Free State of Jones | The Outpost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gary Ross | Rod Lurie |
| Main cast | Keri Russell, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Grubbs, Martin Bats Bradford | Orlando Bloom, Taylor John Smith, Jack Kesy, Jonathan Yunger, Jacob Scipio |
Synopsis
Free State of Jones
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight…
The Outpost
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
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