Kursk vs Munich
Munich has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Kursk). Kursk is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 44m. Munich is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kursk
Munich| Kursk | Munich | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 44m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, Thriller | Action, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Thomas Vinterberg | Steven Spielberg |
| Main cast | Max von Sydow, Léa Seydoux, Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, August Diehl | Ayelet Zurer, Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana, Moritz Bleibtreu, Marie-Josée Croze |
Synopsis
Kursk
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their…
Munich
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.