In the Heart of the Sea vs Kursk

In the Heart of the Sea has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Kursk). Kursk is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 2m. In the Heart of the Sea is the older of the two (2015 against 2018). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In the Heart of the Sea posterIn the Heart of the Sea2015 VS Kursk posterKursk2018
In the Heart of the SeaKursk
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 6.6/10
Year20152018
Length2h 2m1h 58m
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, History, ThrillerAction, Drama, History, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRon HowardThomas Vinterberg
Main castChris Hemsworth, Ben Whishaw, Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Frank DillaneMax von Sydow, Léa Seydoux, Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, August Diehl

Synopsis

In the Heart of the Sea

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Kursk

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their…

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