Along Came a Spider vs Basic
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Along Came a Spider). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 44m. Along Came a Spider is the older of the two (2001 against 2003). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Along Came a Spider
Basic| Along Came a Spider | Basic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Lee Tamahori | John McTiernan |
| Main cast | Jay O. Sanders, Billy Burke, Kim Hawthorne, Anna Maria Horsford, Morgan Freeman | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen |
Synopsis
Along Came a Spider
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues…
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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