Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead vs Signal One

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.2/10 for Signal One). Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 52m. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead posterDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009 VS Signal One posterSignal One2026
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadSignal One
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.2/10
Year20092026
Length59m1h 52m
GenresFantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV MovieMystery, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorJames StrongJonathan Sobol
Main castDavid Tennant, Noma Dumezweni, Lee Evans, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam JamesDennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Josh Hutcherson, Beatrice Schneider, Kiera Allen

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.

Signal One

A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?

Where to watch

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