Jacob the Liar vs Made in Dagenham

Jacob the Liar has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Made in Dagenham). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 53m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2010). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jacob the Liar posterJacob the Liar1974 VS Made in Dagenham posterMade in Dagenham2010
Jacob the LiarMade in Dagenham
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year19742010
Length1h 40m1h 53m
GenresComedy, Drama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorFrank BeyerNigel Cole
Main castArmin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche KommerellGeraldine James, Richard Schiff, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, Rosamund Pike

Synopsis

Jacob the Liar

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of…

Made in Dagenham

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

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