Night Watch vs Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.2/10 for Night Watch). Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 54m. Night Watch is the older of the two (2004 against 2009). Both are action, fantasy, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Night Watch posterNight Watch2004 VS Underworld: Rise of the Lycans posterUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans2009
Night WatchUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 6.5/10
Year20042009
Length1h 54m1h 32m
GenresAction, Fantasy, ThrillerAction, Fantasy, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTimur BekmambetovPatrick Tatopoulos
Main castKonstantin Khabenskiy, Gosha Kutsenko, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Mariya PoroshinaSteven Mackintosh, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, David Aston

Synopsis

Night Watch

Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton…

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

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