Hell's Island vs The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.5/10 for Hell's Island). Hell's Island is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 1m. Hell's Island is the older of the two (1955 against 2005). Both are adventure, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hell's Island
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada| Hell's Island | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1955 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Mystery | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Phil Karlson | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Mary Murphy, Argentina Brunetti, John Payne, Francis L. Sullivan | January Jones, Vanessa Bauche, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo |
Synopsis
Hell's Island
Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
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