Basic vs Thursday
Thursday has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Basic). Thursday is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 38m. Thursday is the older of the two (1998 against 2003). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Thursday| Basic | Thursday | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Skip Woods |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Aaron Eckhart, Michael Jeter, Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke, Brian Hooks |
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…
Thursday
A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.