Basic vs Fury In the Shadows

Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.5/10 for Fury In the Shadows). Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2026). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Basic posterBasic2003 VS Fury In the Shadows posterFury In the Shadows2026
BasicFury In the Shadows
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 5.5/10
Year20032026
Length1h 38m–
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Mystery
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorJohn McTiernanLi Liming
Main castSamuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie NielsenXing Yu, Zhang Haoran, Wang Wanzhong

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…

Fury In the Shadows

The story opens with a meticulously planned robbery of the "Harman Development Bank" (哈曼发展银行). Tan Li (Shi Yanneng), a ruthless bandit leader, orchestrates the heist with his crew members Han Qiliang and A Mu during a torrential downpour. The robbery quickly turns violent—they shoot and kill a patrol officer named Bowen, triggering an immediate police response.

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