The Alamo vs The Shadow in My Eye

The Shadow in My Eye has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.8/10 for The Alamo). The Shadow in My Eye is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 17m. The Alamo is the older of the two (2004 against 2021). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Alamo posterThe Alamo2004 VS The Shadow in My Eye posterThe Shadow in My Eye2021
The AlamoThe Shadow in My Eye
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 7.8/10
Year20042021
Length2h 17m1h 47m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, War
Country––
DirectorJohn Lee HancockOle Bornedal
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Edwin Hodge, Emilio Echevarría, Leon RippyAlex Høgh Andersen, Danica Ćurčić, James Tarpey, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Rikke Louise Andersson

Synopsis

The Alamo

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

The Shadow in My Eye

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

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