Basic vs Term Life
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6/10 for Term Life). Term Life is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2016). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Term Life| Basic | Term Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Peter Billingsley |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Jonathan Banks, Shea Whigham, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Hailee Steinfeld |
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…
Term Life
If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.
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