Full Metal Jacket vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.1/10 for Full Metal Jacket). Full Metal Jacket is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 30m. Full Metal Jacket is the older of the two (1987 against 2002). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Full Metal Jacket
The Pianist| Full Metal Jacket | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Ross | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Full Metal Jacket
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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