Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead vs Sphere

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Sphere). Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 2h 14m. Sphere is the older of the two (1998 against 2009). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead posterDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009 VS Sphere posterSphere1998
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadSphere
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.1/10
Year20091998
Length59m2h 14m
GenresFantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV MovieMystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJames StrongBarry Levinson
Main castDavid Tennant, Noma Dumezweni, Lee Evans, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam JamesSamuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, James Pickens Jr., Queen Latifah

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.

Sphere

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.

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