Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead vs The King Tide

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for The King Tide). Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 43m. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are fantasy, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead posterDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009 VS The King Tide posterThe King Tide2024
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadThe King Tide
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.8/10
Year20092024
Length59m1h 43m
GenresFantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV MovieFantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJames StrongChristian Sparkes
Main castDavid Tennant, Noma Dumezweni, Lee Evans, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam JamesFrances Fisher, Aden Young, Alix West Lefler, Clayne Crawford, Lara Jean Chorostecki

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.

The King Tide

After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.

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