Mr. Jones vs The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Mr. Jones). Mr. Jones is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 4m. Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mr. Jones
The Professor and the Madman| Mr. Jones | The Professor and the Madman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland | Farhad Safinia |
| Main cast | Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, James Norton, Kenneth Cranham, Vanessa Kirby | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd |
Synopsis
Mr. Jones
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
The Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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