Schindler's List vs The Dig

Schindler's List has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 6.9/10 for The Dig). The Dig is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 3h 15m. Schindler's List is the older of the two (1993 against 2021). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Ralph Fiennes.

Schindler's List posterSchindler's List1993 VS The Dig posterThe Dig2021
Schindler's ListThe Dig
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 6.9/10
Year19932021
Length3h 15m1h 52m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorSteven SpielbergSimon Stone
Main castCaroline Goodall, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben KingsleyJohnny Flynn, Ralph Fiennes, Peter McDonald, Danny Webb, Ben Chaplin

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 Dig

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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