The Assassin vs The Uprising
The Uprising has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.4/10 for The Assassin). The Assassin is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 8m. The Assassin is the older of the two (2015 against 2026). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Assassin
The Uprising| The Assassin | The Uprising | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Paul Greengrass |
| Main cast | Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Ni Dahong, Zhou Yun, Yong Mei | Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Woody Norman, Tom Hollander |
Synopsis
The Assassin
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China…
The Uprising
As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.
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