Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars vs The Host

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for The Host). Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the shorter watch at 1h 2m compared with 2h . The Host is the older of the two (2006 against 2009). Both are drama, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars posterDoctor Who: The Waters of Mars2009 VS The Host posterThe Host2006
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsThe Host
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.0/10
Year20092006
Length1h 2m2h
GenresAdventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, TV MovieDrama, Horror, Science Fiction
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorGraeme HarperBong Joon Ho
Main castLindsay Duncan, David Tennant, Gemma Chan, Michael Goldsmith, Sharon Duncan-BrewsterBae Doona, Scott Wilson, Byun Hee-bong, Koh Soo-hee, Kim Roi-ha

Synopsis

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.

The Host

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

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