Hacksaw Ridge vs Selma
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Selma). Selma is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 19m. Selma is the older of the two (2014 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Selma| Hacksaw Ridge | Selma | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Ava DuVernay |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Colman Domingo, LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Common, Carmen Ejogo |
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.
Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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