Approaching the Unknown vs Primer
Primer has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.3/10 for Approaching the Unknown). Primer is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 30m. Primer is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Approaching the Unknown
Primer| Approaching the Unknown | Primer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Shane Carruth |
| Main cast | Sanaa Lathan, Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Charles Baker, Anders Danielsen Lie | Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford |
Synopsis
Approaching the Unknown
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
Primer
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
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