Hero vs The Promised Land
The Promised Land has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.5/10 for Hero). Hero is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 7m. Hero is the older of the two (2002 against 2023). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero
The Promised Land| Hero | The Promised Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhang Yimou | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Main cast | Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen | Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg |
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.
The Promised Land
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
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