Pain & Gain vs Thursday

Thursday has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Pain & Gain). Thursday is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 10m. Thursday is the older of the two (1998 against 2013). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pain & Gain posterPain & Gain2013 VS Thursday posterThursday1998
Pain & GainThursday
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 6.9/10
Year20131998
Length2h 10m1h 27m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorMichael BaySkip Woods
Main castTony Shalhoub, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Dwayne Johnson, Rob CorddryAaron Eckhart, Michael Jeter, Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke, Brian Hooks

Synopsis

Pain & Gain

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Thursday

A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

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