Battle Royale vs The Fugitive
The Fugitive has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Battle Royale). Battle Royale is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 11m. The Fugitive is the older of the two (1993 against 2000). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Battle Royale
The Fugitive| Battle Royale | The Fugitive | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku | Andrew Davis |
| Main cast | Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando | Sela Ward, Harrison Ford, L. Scott Caldwell, Joe Pantoliano, Tommy Lee Jones |
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.
The Fugitive
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
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