Basic vs Midnight in the Switchgrass
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Midnight in the Switchgrass). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 39m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2021). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Midnight in the Switchgrass| Basic | Midnight in the Switchgrass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Randall Emmett |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Jackie Cruz, Olive Elise Abercrombie, mgk, Bruce Willis, Lukas Haas |
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…
Midnight in the Switchgrass
FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a FDLE agent to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.
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