The Quiet American vs Twice Born
Twice Born has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Quiet American). The Quiet American is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 7m. The Quiet American is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Quiet American
Twice Born| The Quiet American | Twice Born | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Phillip Noyce | Sergio Castellitto |
| Main cast | Brendan Fraser, Rade Šerbedžija, Michael Caine, Holmes Osborne, Ngo Quang Hai | Penélope Cruz, Jane Birkin, Emile Hirsch, Sergio Castellitto, Pietro Castellitto |
Synopsis
The Quiet American
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
Twice Born
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
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