Battle Royale vs Children of Men
Children of Men has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for Battle Royale). Children of Men is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 53m. Battle Royale is the older of the two (2000 against 2006). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Battle Royale
Children of Men| Battle Royale | Children of Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Main cast | Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando | Peter Mullan, Charlie Hunnam, Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Danny Huston |
Synopsis
Battle Royale
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Children of Men
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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