Elite Squad vs Iron Monkey
Elite Squad has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.4/10 for Iron Monkey). Iron Monkey is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 55m. Iron Monkey is the older of the two (1993 against 2007). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elite Squad
Iron Monkey| Elite Squad | Iron Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | José Padilha | Yuen Woo-Ping |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro | Donnie Yen, Yu Rongguang, Yen Shi-Kwan, Yuen Shun-Yi, Sze Mei-Yee |
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.
Iron Monkey
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
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