Elite Squad vs Island of Fire
Elite Squad has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.2/10 for Island of Fire). Elite Squad is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 4m. Island of Fire is the older of the two (1990 against 2007). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elite Squad
Island of Fire| Elite Squad | Island of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | José Padilha | Kevin Chu |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro | Jackie Chan, Tou Tsung-Hua, Jack Kao, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka-fai |
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.
Island of Fire
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Where to watch
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