Hero vs Ironclad
Hero has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Ironclad). Hero is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 1m. Hero is the older of the two (2002 against 2011). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero
Ironclad| Hero | Ironclad | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Action, Adventure, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhang Yimou | Jonathan English |
| Main cast | Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen | James Purefoy, Aneurin Barnard, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox, Charles Dance |
Synopsis
Hero
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Ironclad
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the…