Schindler's List vs The Flowers of War

Schindler's List has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 7.4/10 for The Flowers of War). The Flowers of War is the shorter watch at 2h 26m compared with 3h 15m. Schindler's List is the older of the two (1993 against 2011). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Schindler's List posterSchindler's List1993 VS The Flowers of War posterThe Flowers of War2011
Schindler's ListThe Flowers of War
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 7.4/10
Year19932011
Length3h 15m2h 26m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, War
CountryUnited States of AmericaChina
DirectorSteven SpielbergZhang Yimou
Main castCaroline Goodall, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben KingsleyChristian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi, Atsuro Watabe, Ni Ni

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 Flowers of War

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

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