Benji vs Shottas
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Benji). Benji is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 35m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are adventure, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Benji
Shottas| Benji | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brandon Camp | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Gabriel Bateman, Will Rothhaar, Angus Sampson, Gralen Bryant Banks, Kiele Sanchez | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
Benji
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.