Macbeth vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Macbeth). Macbeth is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2015). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Macbeth
The Pianist| Macbeth | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Justin Kurzel | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender, Paddy Considine, David Thewlis | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Macbeth
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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