The Bodyguard vs The Proposition

The Proposition has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.7/10 for The Bodyguard). The Bodyguard is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 44m. The Proposition is the older of the two (2005 against 2016). Both are action, adventure, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Bodyguard posterThe Bodyguard2016 VS The Proposition posterThe Proposition2005
The BodyguardThe Proposition
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 7.0/10
Year20162005
Length1h 38m1h 44m
GenresAction, Adventure, CrimeAction, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
CountryChina–
DirectorYue SongJohn Hillcoat
Main castXing Yu, Shang Tielong, Yue Song, Li Yu-Fei, Collin ChouRichard Wilson, John Hurt, Noah Taylor, Emily Watson, Guy Pearce

Synopsis

The Bodyguard

Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.

The Proposition

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

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