Kon-Tiki vs Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Kon-Tiki). Kon-Tiki is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 16m. Seven Years in Tibet is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Kon-Tiki | Seven Years in Tibet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Adventure, History | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Main cast | Ian Bonar, Peter Wight, Jo Adrian Haavind, Pål Sverre Hagen, Tobias Santelmann | David Thewlis, Brad Pitt, Mako, Duncan Fraser, BD Wong |
Synopsis
Kon-Tiki
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Seven Years in Tibet
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
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