Basic vs Striking Distance
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Striking Distance). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 42m. Striking Distance is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Striking Distance| Basic | Striking Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Rowdy Herrington |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Andre Braugher, Timothy Busfield, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Bruce Willis |
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…
Striking Distance
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
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