Backdraft vs Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Backdraft). Mesrine: Killer Instinct is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 17m. Backdraft is the older of the two (1991 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backdraft
Mesrine: Killer Instinct| Backdraft | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ron Howard | Jean-François Richet |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jack McGee | Vincent Cassel, Deano Clavet, Gérard Depardieu, Ludivine Sagnier, Michel Duchaussoy |
Synopsis
Backdraft
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
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