Armored vs Basic
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.7/10 for Armored). Armored is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Armored
Basic| Armored | Basic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nimród Antal | John McTiernan |
| Main cast | Amaury Nolasco, Laurence Fishburne, Fred Ward, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen |
Synopsis
Armored
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
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…