Allied vs The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Allied). Allied is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 11m. The Hurt Locker is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Allied
The Hurt Locker| Allied | The Hurt Locker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Main cast | Matthew Goode, Camille Cottin, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Lizzy Caplan | Evangeline Lilly, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Sam Spruell, Christian Camargo |
Synopsis
Allied
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
The Hurt Locker
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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