Ip Man vs The Promised Land
Ip Man and The Promised Land are tied on audience score (7.8/10). Ip Man is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 7m. Ip Man is the older of the two (2008 against 2023). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ip Man
The Promised Land| Ip Man | The Promised Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Wilson Yip | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Main cast | Donnie Yen, Xing Yu, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Dennis To Yu-Hang, Simon Yam | Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg |
Synopsis
Ip Man
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
The Promised Land
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
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