Lock Up vs Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Lock Up). Mesrine: Killer Instinct is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 55m. Lock Up is the older of the two (1989 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lock Up
Mesrine: Killer Instinct| Lock Up | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Flynn | Jean-François Richet |
| Main cast | Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Frank McRae | Vincent Cassel, Deano Clavet, Gérard Depardieu, Ludivine Sagnier, Michel Duchaussoy |
Synopsis
Lock Up
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
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