Hacksaw Ridge vs Mary of Nazareth
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Mary of Nazareth). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 3h 20m. Mary of Nazareth is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Mary of Nazareth| Hacksaw Ridge | Mary of Nazareth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 3h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Giacomo Campiotti |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Andreas Pietschmann, Luca Marinelli, Nikolai Kinski, Paz Vega, Robert Stadlober |
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.
Mary of Nazareth
The film begins with the Annunciation: Mary, a young Galilean, virginal conceived the Messiah, the Son of God. Her husband Joseph, a humble carpenter, decided to stay by his side throughout. When Caesar Augustus ordered the Jews to register people, the couple embarks on a journey to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Meanwhile, Maria Magdalena, a young woman from the same town that Mary, turns away from God and placed in the palace of King Herod…
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