Alex Cross vs In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.2/10 for Alex Cross). Alex Cross is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2012). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alex Cross
In the Line of Fire| Alex Cross | In the Line of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Rob Cohen | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Giancarlo Esposito, Carmen Ejogo, Jean Reno, John C. McGinley | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood |
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.
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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