Hacksaw Ridge vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.2/10 for Hacksaw Ridge). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
The Pianist| Hacksaw Ridge | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
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.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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