Kraken vs The Martian

The Martian has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for Kraken). Kraken is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 21m. The Martian is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are adventure, drama, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Kraken posterKraken2025 VS The Martian posterThe Martian2015
KrakenThe Martian
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.7/10
Year20252015
Length2h 14m2h 21m
GenresAdventure, Drama, Science FictionAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorNikolay LebedevRidley Scott
Main castAlexander Petrov, Sergey Garmash, Aleksey Guskov, Sergey Kempo, Mikhail EvlanovNick Mohammed, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover, Jessica Chastain

Synopsis

Kraken

A Russian missile submarine disappears without trace during a secret mission in the Greenland Sea. A vessel is deployed to search for it, captained by the brother of the missing submarine’s commander. The search crew is tasked with locating the submarine and preventing a top-secret weapon from falling into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a geological research operation at the North Pole awakens the Kraken, a giant deep-water monster with an incredible…

The Martian

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

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