Basic vs Black Lotus
Basic and Black Lotus are tied on audience score (6.5/10). Black Lotus is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2023). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Black Lotus| Basic | Black Lotus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Todor Chapkanov |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Frank Grillo, Rona-Lee Shim'on, Rico Verhoeven, Peter Franzén, Roland Møller |
Synopsis
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…
Black Lotus
An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend's daughter from the local crime syndicate.
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