Octopus vs Spawn
Spawn has the higher audience score (5.4/10 against 4.4/10 for Octopus). Spawn is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 40m. Spawn is the older of the two (1997 against 2000). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Octopus
Spawn| Octopus | Spawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.4/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Eyres | Mark A.Z. Dippé |
| Main cast | Jay Harrington, David Beecroft, Carolyn Lowery, Ricco Ross, Ravil Isyanov | Melinda Clarke, John Leguizamo, D. B. Sweeney, Frank Welker, Michael Jai White |
Synopsis
Octopus
During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, a Russian submarine strays into American waters. On board is a nuclear cargo destined for Castro. The Americans attack and destroy the sub. 38 years later US submarine Roosevelt is in the same waters. An unknown object attacks and disables the sub with devastating force and drags the vessel to the bottom of the ocean. What lies on the ocean bed beggars belief: dozens of wrecks, among them the sub…
Spawn
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.