Ares vs Primer
Primer has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Ares). Primer is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 20m. Primer is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ares
Primer| Ares | Primer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Patrick Benes | Shane Carruth |
| Main cast | Ola Rapace, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jo Prestia, Émilie Gavois-Kahn, Thierry Hancisse | Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford |
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.
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.