Bad Genius vs Hostages
Bad Genius has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.1/10 for Hostages). Hostages is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 10m. Bad Genius is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are comedy, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bad Genius
Hostages| Bad Genius | Hostages | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 5.1/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Thriller |
| Country | Thailand | – |
| Director | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Jim Owen |
| Main cast | Sahajak Boonthanakit, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon Supapunpinyo | Charlotte Ritchie, Jack Barry, Tanya Moodie, Nicholas Asbury, Alistair Green |
Synopsis
Bad Genius
Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.
Hostages
After a terrifying explosion in a hotel in London, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24hr news cycle, "experts" and whether or not social media is more important than people's lives....
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