Full Metal Jacket vs Under the Shadow
Full Metal Jacket has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Under the Shadow). Under the Shadow is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 57m. Full Metal Jacket is the older of the two (1987 against 2016). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Full Metal Jacket
Under the Shadow| Full Metal Jacket | Under the Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, Horror, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick | Babak Anvari |
| Main cast | Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Ross | Narges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Hamid Djavadan, Arash Marandi |
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.
Under the Shadow
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
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