No Other Choice vs The Ax
No Other Choice has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for The Ax). The Ax is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 19m. The Ax is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
No Other Choice
The Ax| No Other Choice | The Ax | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Costa-Gavras |
| Main cast | Cha Seung-won, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Yong-nyeo, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min | Yvon Back, Olivier Gourmet, José Garcia, Ulrich Tukur, Yolande Moreau |
Synopsis
No Other Choice
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
The Ax
A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
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