Need for Speed vs The Protector
The Protector has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Need for Speed). The Protector is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 11m. The Protector is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Need for Speed
The Protector| Need for Speed | The Protector | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Scott Waugh | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Main cast | Aaron Paul, Rami Malek, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Harrison Gilbertson | Nathan Jones, Tony Jaa, Lateef Crowder, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Patrarin Punyanutatam |
Synopsis
Need for Speed
The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.
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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