Krakatit vs Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.7/10 for Krakatit). Krakatit is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 9m. Krakatit is the older of the two (1948 against 1995). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Krakatit posterKrakatit1948 VS Twelve Monkeys posterTwelve Monkeys1995
KrakatitTwelve Monkeys
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 7.6/10
Year19481995
Length1h 50m2h 9m
GenresMystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerMystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorOtakar VávraTerry Gilliam
Main castKarel Höger, Florence Marly, Jiří Plachý, Nataša Tanská, František SmolíkJon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt

Synopsis

Krakatit

In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.

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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