Taking Chance vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Taking Chance). Taking Chance is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Taking Chance | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, TV Movie, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Ross Katz | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | John Magaro, Kevin Bacon, Mike Colter, Enver Gjokaj, Noah Fleiss | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Taking Chance
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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