Ares vs Chronicle
Chronicle has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Ares). Ares is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 24m. Chronicle is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ares
Chronicle| Ares | Chronicle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Patrick Benes | Josh Trank |
| Main cast | Ola Rapace, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jo Prestia, Émilie Gavois-Kahn, Thierry Hancisse | Michael Kelly, Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Ashley Grace, Alex Russell |
Synopsis
Ares
In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights in which the players are legally doped and unscrupulous.
Chronicle
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.