Magellan vs The Physician
The Physician has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.6/10 for Magellan). The Physician is the shorter watch at 2h 35m compared with 2h 44m. The Physician is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are adventure, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Magellan
The Physician| Magellan | The Physician | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 44m | 2h 35m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, History | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lav Diaz | Philipp Stölzl |
| Main cast | Gael García Bernal, Valdemar Santos, Brontis Jodorowsky, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Ronnie Lazaro | Ben Kingsley, Olivier Martinez, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Payne, Emma Rigby |
Synopsis
Magellan
In the 16th century, young and ambitious Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães rebels against the power of King Manuel I, who doesn't support his dream of discovering the world. He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magalhães' mind…
The Physician
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
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