Courage Under Fire vs The Good Boy
The Good Boy has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Courage Under Fire). The Good Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 56m. Courage Under Fire is the older of the two (1996 against 2026). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Courage Under Fire | The Good Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Jan Komasa |
| Main cast | Seth Gilliam, Sean Patrick Thomas, Željko Ivanek, Lou Diamond Phillips, Denzel Washington | Stephen Graham, Anson Boon, Andrea Riseborough, Savannah Steyn, Jessica Johnson |
Synopsis
Courage Under Fire
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
The Good Boy
Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.
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