Schindler's List vs The Fog of War

Schindler's List has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 7.7/10 for The Fog of War). The Fog of War is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 3h 15m. Schindler's List is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Schindler's List posterSchindler's List1993 VS The Fog of War posterThe Fog of War2003
Schindler's ListThe Fog of War
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 7.7/10
Year19932003
Length3h 15m1h 47m
GenresDrama, History, WarDocumentary, History, TV Movie, War
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorSteven SpielbergErrol Morris
Main castCaroline Goodall, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben KingsleyJohn F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater

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 Fog of War

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

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