Rules of Engagement vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Rules of Engagement). Rules of Engagement is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 30m. Rules of Engagement is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rules of Engagement
The Pianist| Rules of Engagement | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | William Friedkin | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Mark Feuerstein, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Greenwood, Guy Pearce, Philip Baker Hall | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Rules of Engagement
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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