Cowboys & Aliens vs Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.6/10 for Cowboys & Aliens). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 59m. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cowboys & Aliens posterCowboys & Aliens2011 VS Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008
Cowboys & AliensGhost in the Shell 2.0
Audience score★ 5.6/10★ 7.4/10
Year20112008
Length1h 59m1h 25m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, Thriller, WesternAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–Japan
DirectorJon FavreauMamoru Oshii
Main castWalton Goggins, Ana de la Reguera, Clancy Brown, Paul Dano, Harrison FordAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda

Synopsis

Cowboys & Aliens

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

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.

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