Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars vs Under the Sand

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Under the Sand). Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the shorter watch at 1h 2m compared with 1h 36m. Under the Sand is the older of the two (2000 against 2009). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars posterDoctor Who: The Waters of Mars2009 VS Under the Sand posterUnder the Sand2000
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsUnder the Sand
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20092000
Length1h 2m1h 36m
GenresAdventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, TV MovieDrama, Mystery
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorGraeme HarperFrançois Ozon
Main castLindsay Duncan, David Tennant, Gemma Chan, Michael Goldsmith, Sharon Duncan-BrewsterCharlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart, Pierre Vernier

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.

Under the Sand

When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

Where to watch

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