Jacob the Liar vs Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Jacob the Liar). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 37m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2006). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
Rang De Basanti| Jacob the Liar | Rang De Basanti | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 37m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Steven Mackintosh, Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Aamir Khan, Kunal Kapoor |
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…
Rang De Basanti
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
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