Hard Boiled vs The Siege at Thorn High
The Siege at Thorn High has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.5/10 for Hard Boiled). The Siege at Thorn High is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 6m. Hard Boiled is the older of the two (1992 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hard Boiled
The Siege at Thorn High| Hard Boiled | The Siege at Thorn High | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | Indonesia |
| Director | John Woo | Joko Anwar |
| Main cast | Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban, Philip Chan | Kiki Narendra, Hana Pitrashata Malasan, Endy Arfian, Morgan Oey, Faris Fadjar Munggaran |
Synopsis
Hard Boiled
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
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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