Basic vs By Any Name
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.5/10 for By Any Name). By Any Name is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
By Any Name| Basic | By Any Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Euros Jones-Evans |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Dan Richardson, Cengiz Dervis, Samira Mohamed Ali, Victor Ptak, Huw Richards |
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…
By Any Name
An amnesiac man is found running blood stained and half naked through the Brecon Beacons. Hunted by the police and military, is he a homicidal terrorist or innocent pawn?
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