Escape from the Outland vs The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Escape from the Outland). Escape from the Outland is the shorter watch at 2h 11m compared with 2h 12m. The Battleship Island is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Escape from the Outland | The Battleship Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shen Ao | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| Main cast | Ryan Zheng, Simon Yam, Xu Xiangdong, Pan Binlong, Xiao Yang | Song Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min |
Synopsis
Escape from the Outland
The couple of Ma Xiao, a foreign correspondent, and Pan Wenjia, a volunteer doctor, accompanied engineer Miao Feng on a trip to the suburbs to repair a base station. During the trip, the local situation suddenly changed and the three were kidnapped by an extremist organisation. While in prison, they met Zhou Weijie, an overseas Chinese businessman. In order to find a chance of survival, they embarked on a journey of escape in the midst of…
The Battleship Island
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
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