Jarhead vs The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Jarhead). The Imitation Game is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 3m. Jarhead is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jarhead
The Imitation Game| Jarhead | The Imitation Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Sam Mendes | Morten Tyldum |
| Main cast | Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jocko Sims, John Krasinski, Laz Alonso | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard |
Synopsis
Jarhead
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
The Imitation Game
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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