Schindler's List vs The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Schindler's List has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 7.8/10 for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas). The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 3h 15m. Schindler's List is the older of the two (1993 against 2008). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Schindler's List posterSchindler's List1993 VS The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas posterThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2008
Schindler's ListThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 7.8/10
Year19932008
Length3h 15m1h 34m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, War
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorSteven SpielbergMark Herman
Main castCaroline Goodall, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben KingsleyDavid Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Cara Horgan, David Thewlis

Synopsis

Schindler's List

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

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