Inglourious Basterds vs Jarhead
Inglourious Basterds has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Jarhead). Jarhead is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 33m. Jarhead is the older of the two (2005 against 2009). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inglourious Basterds
Jarhead| Inglourious Basterds | Jarhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino | Sam Mendes |
| Main cast | Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Denis Ménochet, Christoph Waltz | Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jocko Sims, John Krasinski, Laz Alonso |
Synopsis
Inglourious Basterds
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Jarhead
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
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