The Long Shot vs The Sunset Limited
The Long Shot has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for The Sunset Limited). The Sunset Limited is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 34m. The Long Shot is the older of the two (2004 against 2011). Both are drama, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Long Shot
The Sunset Limited| The Long Shot | The Sunset Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, TV Movie | Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Georg Stanford Brown | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | Julie Benz, Shannon Collis, Gage Golightly, Christopher Cousins, Marsha Mason | Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones |
Synopsis
The Long Shot
A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition.
The Sunset Limited
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.
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