The Battleship Island vs The Front Line

The Battleship Island and The Front Line are tied on audience score (7.2/10). The Battleship Island is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 13m. The Front Line is the older of the two (2011 against 2017). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Battleship Island posterThe Battleship Island2017 VS The Front Line posterThe Front Line2011
The Battleship IslandThe Front Line
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.2/10
Year20172011
Length2h 12m2h 13m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, War
Country––
DirectorRyoo Seung-wanJang Hoon
Main castSong Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-minKim Ok-vin, David Lee, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong, Shin Ha-kyun

Synopsis

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.

The Front Line

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in…

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