Lake Placid vs The Darkest Hour
Lake Placid has the higher audience score (5.9/10 against 5.3/10 for The Darkest Hour). Lake Placid is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 29m. Lake Placid is the older of the two (1999 against 2011). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lake Placid
The Darkest Hour| Lake Placid | The Darkest Hour | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Steve Miner | Chris Gorak |
| Main cast | Bill Pullman, Mariska Hargitay, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, David James Lewis | Joel Kinnaman, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Emile Hirsch, Gosha Kutsenko |
Synopsis
Lake Placid
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
The Darkest Hour
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
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