The Admiral: Roaring Currents vs The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7/10 for The Admiral: Roaring Currents). The Admiral: Roaring Currents is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 12m. The Admiral: Roaring Currents is the older of the two (2014 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Lee Jung-hyun.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents posterThe Admiral: Roaring Currents2014 VS The Battleship Island posterThe Battleship Island2017
The Admiral: Roaring CurrentsThe Battleship Island
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20142017
Length2h 6m2h 12m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, History, War
CountrySouth Korea–
DirectorKim Han-minRyoo Seung-wan
Main castLee Jung-hyun, Jin Goo, Lee Hae-yeong, Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryongSong Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min

Synopsis

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

The Battleship Island

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

Where to watch

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