Lock Up vs The Protector
The Protector has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Lock Up). The Protector is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 1h 55m. Lock Up is the older of the two (1989 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lock Up
The Protector| Lock Up | The Protector | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Flynn | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Main cast | Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Frank McRae | Nathan Jones, Tony Jaa, Lateef Crowder, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Patrarin Punyanutatam |
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.
The Protector
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
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