Memoirs of a Geisha vs The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.7/10 for Memoirs of a Geisha). The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 26m. Memoirs of a Geisha is the older of the two (2005 against 2009). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Memoirs of a Geisha posterMemoirs of a Geisha2005 VS The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith posterThe Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith2009
Memoirs of a GeishaThe Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 8.0/10
Year20052009
Length2h 26m1h 30m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, Family, History, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorRob MarshallStephen Patrick Walker
Main castMako, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Tsai Chin, Youki KudohNicholas X. Parsons, Gretchen Becker, Dan Haggerty, Robert Shepherd, Kera O'Bryon

Synopsis

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith

The Book of Ruth, is a triumphant love story in the face of adversity. This selfless journey of love and devotion is seen through the eyes of a young widow. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after the death of her husband. Upon reaching Bethlehem, she meets and marries a man named Boaz, who is of the Royal House of Judah. This chain of seemingly unrelated events, sets the stage for the future…

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