Bordertown vs Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Bordertown). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 52m. Bordertown is the older of the two (2007 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bordertown posterBordertown2007 VS Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008
BordertownGhost in the Shell 2.0
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 7.4/10
Year20072008
Length1h 52m1h 25m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaJapan
DirectorGregory NavaMamoru Oshii
Main castJennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Sônia Braga, Kate del Castillo, Julio Cesar CedilloAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda

Synopsis

Bordertown

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan…

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.

Where to watch

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