Hero vs Kon-Tiki
Hero has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Kon-Tiki). Hero is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 58m. Hero is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero
Kon-Tiki| Hero | Kon-Tiki | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Adventure, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhang Yimou | Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning |
| Main cast | Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen | Ian Bonar, Peter Wight, Jo Adrian Haavind, Pål Sverre Hagen, Tobias Santelmann |
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.
Kon-Tiki
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.