Basic vs The Getaway
Basic has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.8/10 for The Getaway). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 55m. The Getaway is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
The Getaway| Basic | The Getaway | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Roger Donaldson |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | David Morse, James Woods, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Madsen, Alec Baldwin |
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…
The Getaway
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
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