Octopus vs The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour has the higher audience score (5.3/10 against 4.4/10 for Octopus). The Darkest Hour is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 40m. Octopus is the older of the two (2000 against 2011). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Octopus
The Darkest Hour| Octopus | The Darkest Hour | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.4/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | John Eyres | Chris Gorak |
| Main cast | Jay Harrington, David Beecroft, Carolyn Lowery, Ricco Ross, Ravil Isyanov | Joel Kinnaman, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Emile Hirsch, Gosha Kutsenko |
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…
The Darkest Hour
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
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