Hacksaw Ridge vs Spotlight
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.8/10 for Spotlight). Spotlight is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 19m. Spotlight is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Spotlight| Hacksaw Ridge | Spotlight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Tom McCarthy |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Neal Huff, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, Mark Ruffalo |
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.
Spotlight
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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