Legends of the Fall vs The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for Legends of the Fall). Legends of the Fall is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 34m. Legends of the Fall is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legends of the Fall
The Last Samurai| Legends of the Fall | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 2h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, War, Western | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Edward Zwick |
| Main cast | Julia Ormond, Anthony Hopkins, Henry Thomas, Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt | Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton |
Synopsis
Legends of the Fall
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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