Hero vs Red Cliff
Hero has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Red Cliff). Hero is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 25m. Hero is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
Hero
Red Cliff| Hero | Red Cliff | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhang Yimou | John Woo |
| Main cast | Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen | Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shido Nakamura, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhao Wei |
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.
Red Cliff
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.