Alienoid vs Highlander II: The Quickening

Alienoid has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 4.7/10 for Highlander II: The Quickening). Highlander II: The Quickening is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 22m. Highlander II: The Quickening is the older of the two (1991 against 2022). Both are action, adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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AlienoidHighlander II: The Quickening
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 4.7/10
Year20221991
Length2h 22m1h 40m
GenresAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Science FictionAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorChoi Dong-hoonRussell Mulcahy
Main castYoon Byung-hee, Jo Woo-jin, Kim Dae-myung, So Ji-sub, Yum Jung-ahVirginia Madsen, Christopher Lambert, John C. McGinley, Rusty Schwimmer, Michael Ironside

Synopsis

Alienoid

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

Highlander II: The Quickening

In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right. Opposition comes from both the planet Zeist (MacLeod and Ramirez's homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Also, flashbacks show the story behind MacLeod and Ramirez's exile from Zeist.

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