Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars vs The Swarm

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.8/10 for The Swarm). Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the shorter watch at 1h 2m compared with 1h 41m. Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the older of the two (2009 against 2021). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars posterDoctor Who: The Waters of Mars2009 VS The Swarm posterThe Swarm2021
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsThe Swarm
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 5.8/10
Year20092021
Length1h 2m1h 41m
GenresAdventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, TV MovieDrama, Horror
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorGraeme HarperJust Philippot
Main castLindsay Duncan, David Tennant, Gemma Chan, Michael Goldsmith, Sharon Duncan-BrewsterVictor Bonnel, Marie Narbonne, Raphael Romand, Sofian Khammes, Suliane Brahim

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 Swarm

A single mother breeds locusts as high-protein foods but has trouble getting them to reproduce until she finds they have a taste for blood.

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