Battleship vs The Island

The Island has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 5.9/10 for Battleship). Battleship is the shorter watch at 2h 11m compared with 2h 16m. The Island is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Battleship posterBattleship2012 VS The Island posterThe Island2005
BattleshipThe Island
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20122005
Length2h 11m2h 16m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorPeter BergMichael Bay
Main castHamish Linklater, Jerry Ferrara, Tadanobu Asano, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse PlemonsSteve Buscemi, Ewan McGregor, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis

Battleship

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to…

The Island

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

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