Escape from Pretoria vs United 93
Escape from Pretoria has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7.1/10 for United 93). Escape from Pretoria is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 51m. United 93 is the older of the two (2006 against 2020). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Escape from Pretoria
United 93| Escape from Pretoria | United 93 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Francis Annan | Paul Greengrass |
| Main cast | Ian Hart, Daniel Radcliffe, Grant Piro, Daniel Webber, Mark Leonard Winter | Liza Colón-Zayas, Christian Clemenson, Susan Blommaert, Polly Adams, David Alan Basche |
Synopsis
Escape from Pretoria
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
United 93
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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