The 12th Man vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.1/10 for The 12th Man). The 12th Man is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The 12th Man
The Pianist| The 12th Man | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Harald Zwart | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Vegar Hoel, Thomas Gullestad, Marie Blokhus | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
The 12th Man
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
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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