Hacksaw Ridge vs Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean). Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 19m. Hacksaw Ridge is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hacksaw Ridge posterHacksaw Ridge2016 VS Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean posterLes Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean2025
Hacksaw RidgeLes Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 5.9/10
Year20162025
Length2h 19m1h 39m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History
Country––
DirectorMel GibsonÉric Besnard
Main castTeresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo WeavingAlbert Dupontel, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Lamy, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Carré

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.

Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Filled with anger and a deep sense of injustice, he has become a dangerous man who trusts no one and nothing. When he arrives in a small village in Provence, he is repeatedly turned away. Desperate, he unknowingly finds refuge at the house of Bishop Bienvenu, who lives simply, with his sister and a single servant. There, he is surprised by their…

Where to watch

Where to watch Hacksaw RidgeWhere to watch Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

More like Hacksaw Ridge · More like Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean · Compare other titles