Black Rain vs Cell 211
Cell 211 has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Black Rain). Cell 211 is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 5m. Black Rain is the older of the two (1989 against 2009). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Rain
Cell 211| Black Rain | Cell 211 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Daniel Monzón |
| Main cast | Stephen Root, Michael Douglas, Andy García, Luis Guzmán, Richard Riehle | Alberto Ammann, Luis Tosar, Manolo Solo, Carlos Bardem, Marta Etura |
Synopsis
Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Cell 211
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
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