The Age of Shadows vs V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Age of Shadows). V for Vendetta is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 20m. V for Vendetta is the older of the two (2006 against 2016). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Age of Shadows posterThe Age of Shadows2016 VS V for Vendetta posterV for Vendetta2006
The Age of ShadowsV for Vendetta
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.9/10
Year20162006
Length2h 20m2h 12m
GenresAction, ThrillerAction, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–Germany
DirectorKim Jee-woonJames McTeigue
Main castUm Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok, Lee Byung-hun, Go Joon, Gong YooJohn Hurt, Ben Miles, Eddie Marsan, Roger Allam, Rupert Graves

Synopsis

The Age of Shadows

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

V for Vendetta

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

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