The English Patient vs The Ottoman Lieutenant
The English Patient has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.1/10 for The Ottoman Lieutenant). The Ottoman Lieutenant is the shorter watch at 1h 51m 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 Ottoman Lieutenant| The English Patient | The Ottoman Lieutenant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 42m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anthony Minghella | Joseph Ruben |
| Main cast | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow | Josh Hartnett, Hera Hilmar, Michiel Huisman, Ben Kingsley, Affif Ben Badra |
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 Ottoman Lieutenant
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.
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