Ghost in the Shell 2.0 vs The Girl on the Train

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.4/10 for The Girl on the Train). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 52m. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008 VS The Girl on the Train posterThe Girl on the Train2016
Ghost in the Shell 2.0The Girl on the Train
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 6.4/10
Year20082016
Length1h 25m1h 52m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorMamoru OshiiTate Taylor
Main castAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo GendaEmily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Darren Goldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Justin Theroux

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 Girl on the Train

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

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