The Professor and the Madman vs Thirteen Days
The Professor and the Madman and Thirteen Days are tied on audience score (7.1/10). The Professor and the Madman is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 25m. Thirteen Days is the older of the two (2000 against 2019). Both are history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Professor and the Madman
Thirteen Days| The Professor and the Madman | Thirteen Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Farhad Safinia | Roger Donaldson |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd | Len Cariou, Bruce Greenwood, Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker |
Synopsis
The Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Thirteen Days
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
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