Carlos vs Escape from Pretoria
Escape from Pretoria has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7/10 for Carlos). Escape from Pretoria is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 5h 39m. Carlos is the older of the two (2010 against 2020). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Carlos
Escape from Pretoria| Carlos | Escape from Pretoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2020 |
| Length | 5h 39m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Olivier Assayas | Francis Annan |
| Main cast | Alexander Scheer, Edgar Ramírez, Katharina Schüttler, Nora Waldstätten, Talal Jurdi | Ian Hart, Daniel Radcliffe, Grant Piro, Daniel Webber, Mark Leonard Winter |
Synopsis
Carlos
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Escape from Pretoria
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
Where to watch
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