Elite Squad vs Fighting
Elite Squad has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6/10 for Fighting). Fighting is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 55m. Elite Squad is the older of the two (2007 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elite Squad
Fighting| Elite Squad | Fighting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | José Padilha | Dito Montiel |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro | Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao, Channing Tatum, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Luis Guzmán |
Synopsis
Elite Squad
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Fighting
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
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