In the Shadow of the Moon vs Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.2/10 for In the Shadow of the Moon). In the Shadow of the Moon is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 9m. Twelve Monkeys is the older of the two (1995 against 2019). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In the Shadow of the Moon posterIn the Shadow of the Moon2019 VS Twelve Monkeys posterTwelve Monkeys1995
In the Shadow of the MoonTwelve Monkeys
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.6/10
Year20191995
Length1h 55m2h 9m
GenresScience Fiction, ThrillerMystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJim MickleTerry Gilliam
Main castMichael C. Hall, Rachel Keller, Gabrielle Graham, Rudi Dharmalingam, Boyd HolbrookJon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt

Synopsis

In the Shadow of the Moon

In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

Twelve Monkeys

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to…

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