The Homesman vs The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.5/10 for The Homesman). The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 2m. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Homesman
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada| The Homesman | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tommy Lee Jones | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | John Lithgow, James Spader, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinfeld | January Jones, Vanessa Bauche, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo |
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 Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
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