Basic vs Freelancers
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5/10 for Freelancers). Freelancers is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2012). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Freelancers| Basic | Freelancers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Jessy Terrero |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Vinnie Jones, Dana Delany, Robert Wisdom, Malcolm Goodwin, Beau Garrett |
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…
Freelancers
The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed revenge takes him over and he won't stop until justice has been truly served.
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