Absolution vs Desert Dawn
Desert Dawn has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 5.9/10 for Absolution). Desert Dawn is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 52m. Absolution is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Absolution
Desert Dawn| Absolution | Desert Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hans Petter Moland | Marty Murray |
| Main cast | Ron Perlman, Liam Neeson, Yolonda Ross, Frankie Shaw, Daniel Diemer | Kellan Lutz, Cam Gigandet, Mike Ferguson, Niko Foster, Chad Michael Collins |
Synopsis
Absolution
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
Desert Dawn
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
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