The Homesman vs The Rider
The Rider has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Homesman). The Rider is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 2m. The Homesman is the older of the two (2014 against 2018). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Homesman
The Rider| The Homesman | The Rider | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tommy Lee Jones | Chloé Zhao |
| Main cast | John Lithgow, James Spader, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinfeld | Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier |
Synopsis
The Homesman
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to…
The Rider
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.
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