Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead vs In the Shadow of the Moon

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.2/10 for In the Shadow of the Moon). Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 55m. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the older of the two (2009 against 2019). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead posterDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009 VS In the Shadow of the Moon posterIn the Shadow of the Moon2019
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadIn the Shadow of the Moon
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.2/10
Year20092019
Length59m1h 55m
GenresFantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV MovieScience Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJames StrongJim Mickle
Main castDavid Tennant, Noma Dumezweni, Lee Evans, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam JamesMichael C. Hall, Rachel Keller, Gabrielle Graham, Rudi Dharmalingam, Boyd Holbrook

Synopsis

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.

In the Shadow of the Moon

In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

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