The English Patient vs The Exception
The English Patient has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7/10 for The Exception). The Exception is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 42m. The English Patient is the older of the two (1996 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The English Patient
The Exception| The English Patient | The Exception | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 42m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anthony Minghella | David Leveaux |
| Main cast | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow | Eddie Marsan, Anton Lesser, Ben Daniels, Jai Courtney, Christopher Plummer |
Synopsis
The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
The Exception
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
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