Basic vs Spartan
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.2/10 for Spartan). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 42m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2004). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Spartan| Basic | Spartan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | David Mamet |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Aaron Stanford, Clark Gregg, William H. Macy, Kristen Bell, Val Kilmer |
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…
Spartan
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.