Alex Cross vs Basic
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.2/10 for Alex Cross). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 41m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2012). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alex Cross
Basic| Alex Cross | Basic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Rob Cohen | John McTiernan |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Giancarlo Esposito, Carmen Ejogo, Jean Reno, John C. McGinley | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen |
Synopsis
Alex Cross
Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.
Basic
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army…
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