The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas vs The Commander
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Commander). The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h . The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the older of the two (2008 against 2023). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Commander| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | The Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Herman | Edoardo De Angelis |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Cara Horgan, David Thewlis | Arturo Muselli, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Paolo Bonacelli |
Synopsis
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
The Commander
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine…
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