Max Manus: Man of War vs Troy
Troy has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Max Manus: Man of War). Max Manus: Man of War is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 43m. Troy is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are action, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Max Manus: Man of War
Troy| Max Manus: Man of War | Troy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 43m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, History, War | Action, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Main cast | Stig Henrik Hoff, Pål Sverre Hagen, Aksel Hennie, Christian Rubeck, Mats Eldøen | Brian Cox, Garrett Hedlund, Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson |
Synopsis
Max Manus: Man of War
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
Troy
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
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