Inglourious Basterds vs The Lives of Others
Inglourious Basterds has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 8/10 for The Lives of Others). The Lives of Others is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 33m. The Lives of Others is the older of the two (2006 against 2009). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inglourious Basterds
The Lives of Others| Inglourious Basterds | The Lives of Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, War | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Main cast | Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Denis Ménochet, Christoph Waltz | Werner Daehn, Sebastian Koch, Herbert Knaup, Ulrich Tukur, Hans-Uwe Bauer |
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.
The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
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