The Last Samurai vs The Patriot
The Last Samurai has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.2/10 for The Patriot). The Last Samurai is the shorter watch at 2h 34m compared with 2h 45m. The Patriot is the older of the two (2000 against 2003). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Last Samurai
The Patriot| The Last Samurai | The Patriot | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 34m | 2h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Roland Emmerich |
| Main cast | Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton | Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Adam Baldwin, Donal Logue, Gregory Smith |
Synopsis
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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