Hidalgo vs True Grit

True Grit has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.9/10 for Hidalgo). True Grit is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 16m. Hidalgo is the older of the two (2004 against 2010). Both are adventure, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hidalgo posterHidalgo2004 VS True Grit posterTrue Grit2010
HidalgoTrue Grit
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.3/10
Year20042010
Length2h 16m1h 50m
GenresAdventure, WesternAdventure, Drama, Western
Country–United States of America
DirectorJoe JohnstonEthan Coen, Joel Coen
Main castZuleikha Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Viggo Mortensen, Chris Owen, Saïd TaghmaouiJeff Bridges, Elizabeth Marvel, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon

Synopsis

Hidalgo

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

True Grit

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

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