Inglourious Basterds vs Syriana
Inglourious Basterds has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Syriana). Syriana is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 33m. Syriana is the older of the two (2005 against 2009). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inglourious Basterds
Syriana| Inglourious Basterds | Syriana | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, War | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino | Stephen Gaghan |
| Main cast | Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Denis Ménochet, Christoph Waltz | Alexander Siddig, Jeffrey Wright, Kayvan Novak, Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper |
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.
Syriana
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling…
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