Hacksaw Ridge vs Waiting for the Barbarians
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Waiting for the Barbarians). Waiting for the Barbarians is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 19m. Hacksaw Ridge is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hacksaw Ridge
Waiting for the Barbarians| Hacksaw Ridge | Waiting for the Barbarians | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Ciro Guerra |
| Main cast | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving | Sam Reid, Greta Scacchi, David Dencik, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson |
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.
Waiting for the Barbarians
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
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