Ghost in the Shell 2.0 vs The Day the Earth Stood Still

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.6/10 for The Day the Earth Stood Still). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 44m. Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008 VS The Day the Earth Stood Still posterThe Day the Earth Stood Still2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0The Day the Earth Stood Still
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 5.6/10
Year20082008
Length1h 25m1h 44m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Science Fiction, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorMamoru OshiiScott Derrickson
Main castAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo GendaJon Hamm, Robert Knepper, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jake McLaughlin

Synopsis

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

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