Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins vs The 13th Warrior

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.7/10 for The 13th Warrior). The 13th Warrior is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 14m. The 13th Warrior is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins posterRurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins2012 VS The 13th Warrior posterThe 13th Warrior1999
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: OriginsThe 13th Warrior
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.7/10
Year20121999
Length2h 14m1h 42m
GenresAction, Adventure, Fantasy, History, WarAction, Adventure, History
CountryJapan–
DirectorKeishi OtomoJohn McTiernan
Main castTakeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go AyanoClive Russell, Antonio Banderas, Tony Curran, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich

Synopsis

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

The 13th Warrior

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.

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