Hero vs Pompeii
Hero has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.5/10 for Pompeii). Hero is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 45m. Hero is the older of the two (2002 against 2014). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero
Pompeii| Hero | Pompeii | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhang Yimou | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Main cast | Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen | Kit Harington, Kiefer Sutherland, Sasha Roiz, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris |
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.
Pompeii
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.