Hotel Rwanda vs The Alamo
Hotel Rwanda has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.8/10 for The Alamo). Hotel Rwanda is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 17m. Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hotel Rwanda
The Alamo| Hotel Rwanda | The Alamo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terry George | John Lee Hancock |
| Main cast | Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Cara Seymour, Nick Nolte, David O'Hara | Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Edwin Hodge, Emilio Echevarría, Leon Rippy |
Synopsis
Hotel Rwanda
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
The Alamo
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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