The Physician vs The Way Back
The Physician has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7/10 for The Way Back). The Way Back is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 35m. The Way Back is the older of the two (2010 against 2013). Both are adventure, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Physician
The Way Back| The Physician | The Way Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, History | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Philipp Stölzl | Peter Weir |
| Main cast | Ben Kingsley, Olivier Martinez, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Payne, Emma Rigby | Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Mark Strong, Saoirse Ronan, Dragoș Bucur |
Synopsis
The Physician
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
The Way Back
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
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