Gods and Generals vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Gods and Generals). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 3h 39m. Gods and Generals is the older of the two (2003 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gods and Generals
Hacksaw Ridge| Gods and Generals | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2016 |
| Length | 3h 39m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ronald F. Maxwell | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Matt Letscher | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Gods and Generals
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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