Deathwatch vs The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.7/10 for Deathwatch). Deathwatch is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 11m. Deathwatch is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Deathwatch
The Hurt Locker| Deathwatch | The Hurt Locker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller, War | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | MJ Bassett | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Main cast | Matthew Rhys, Hugo Speer, Torben Liebrecht, Hugh O'Conor, Jamie Bell | Evangeline Lilly, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Sam Spruell, Christian Camargo |
Synopsis
Deathwatch
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon…
The Hurt Locker
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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