Dredd vs The Matrix
The Matrix has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Dredd). Dredd is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 16m. The Matrix is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are action, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dredd
The Matrix| Dredd | The Matrix | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction | Action, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alex Garland, Pete Travis | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski |
| Main cast | Lena Headey, Karl Urban, Wood Harris, Olivia Thirlby, Domhnall Gleeson | Robert Taylor, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Keanu Reeves |
Synopsis
Dredd
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it…
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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