Basic vs The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.5/10 for Basic). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 9m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
The Girl Who Played with Fire| Basic | The Girl Who Played with Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | Denmark |
| Director | John McTiernan | Daniel Alfredson |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Annika Hallin, Reuben Sallmander, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace |
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 Girl Who Played with Fire
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.
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