Hacksaw Ridge vs Hotel Rwanda
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Hotel Rwanda). Hotel Rwanda is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 19m. Hotel Rwanda is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Hotel Rwanda| Hacksaw Ridge | Hotel Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Terry George |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Cara Seymour, Nick Nolte, David O'Hara |
Synopsis
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.
Hotel Rwanda
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
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