Desert Dawn vs Spartan
Desert Dawn has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.2/10 for Spartan). Desert Dawn is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 42m. Spartan is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desert Dawn
Spartan| Desert Dawn | Spartan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Marty Murray | David Mamet |
| Main cast | Kellan Lutz, Cam Gigandet, Mike Ferguson, Niko Foster, Chad Michael Collins | Aaron Stanford, Clark Gregg, William H. Macy, Kristen Bell, Val Kilmer |
Synopsis
Desert Dawn
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
Spartan
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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