Half Past Dead vs The Siege at Thorn High
The Siege at Thorn High has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.1/10 for Half Past Dead). Half Past Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 58m. Half Past Dead is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Half Past Dead
The Siege at Thorn High| Half Past Dead | The Siege at Thorn High | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | Indonesia |
| Director | Don Michael Paul | Joko Anwar |
| Main cast | Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Alexandra Kamp, Michael McGrady, Steven Seagal | Kiki Narendra, Hana Pitrashata Malasan, Endy Arfian, Morgan Oey, Faris Fadjar Munggaran |
Synopsis
Half Past Dead
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
The Siege at Thorn High
Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped im the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.
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