Pearl Harbor vs The Patriot
The Patriot has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Pearl Harbor). The Patriot is the shorter watch at 2h 45m compared with 3h 3m. The Patriot is the older of the two (2000 against 2001). Both are action, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pearl Harbor
The Patriot| Pearl Harbor | The Patriot | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2000 |
| Length | 3h 3m | 2h 45m |
| Genres | Action, History, Romance, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Bay | Roland Emmerich |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Jon Voight, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr. | Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Adam Baldwin, Donal Logue, Gregory Smith |
Synopsis
Pearl Harbor
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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