Full Metal Jacket vs The Tragedy of Macbeth
Full Metal Jacket has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for The Tragedy of Macbeth). The Tragedy of Macbeth is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 57m. Full Metal Jacket is the older of the two (1987 against 2021). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Full Metal Jacket
The Tragedy of Macbeth| Full Metal Jacket | The Tragedy of Macbeth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick | Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Ross | Bertie Carvel, Moses Ingram, Alex Hassell, Stephen Root, Brendan Gleeson |
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 Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
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