The Ax vs The Matador
The Ax has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for The Matador). The Matador is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 2m. Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ax
The Matador| The Ax | The Matador | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Costa-Gavras | Richard Shepard |
| Main cast | Yvon Back, Olivier Gourmet, José Garcia, Ulrich Tukur, Yolande Moreau | Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Pierce Brosnan, Adam Scott, Philip Baker Hall |
Synopsis
The Ax
A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
The Matador
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
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