Joint Security Area vs White House Down
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for White House Down). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 11m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
White House Down| Joint Security Area | White House Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Roland Emmerich |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Peter Jacobson, Jimmi Simpson, Richard Jenkins, Matt Craven, Joey King |
Synopsis
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
White House Down
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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