The English Patient vs Their Finest
The English Patient has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Their Finest). Their Finest is the shorter watch at 1h 57m 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
Their Finest| The English Patient | Their Finest | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 42m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anthony Minghella | Lone Scherfig |
| Main cast | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow | Eddie Marsan, Patrick Gibson, Paul Ritter, Richard E. Grant, Bill Nighy |
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.
Their Finest
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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