The Shadow in My Eye vs The Thin Red Line

The Shadow in My Eye has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Thin Red Line). The Shadow in My Eye is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 51m. The Thin Red Line is the older of the two (1998 against 2021). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Shadow in My Eye posterThe Shadow in My Eye2021 VS The Thin Red Line posterThe Thin Red Line1998
The Shadow in My EyeThe Thin Red Line
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 7.4/10
Year20211998
Length1h 47m2h 51m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, War
Country––
DirectorOle BornedalTerrence Malick
Main castAlex Høgh Andersen, Danica Ćurčić, James Tarpey, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Rikke Louise AnderssonDash Mihok, Jim Caviezel, Miranda Otto, John Cusack, Tim Blake Nelson

Synopsis

The Shadow in My Eye

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

The Thin Red Line

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

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