Pandorum vs The Arrival
Pandorum has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6/10 for The Arrival). Pandorum is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 55m. The Arrival is the older of the two (1996 against 2009). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Pandorum | The Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Christian Alvart | David Twohy |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Dennis Quaid, Eddie Rouse, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet | Richard Schiff, Teri Polo, Leon Rippy, Phyllis Applegate, Charlie Sheen |
Synopsis
Pandorum
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.
The Arrival
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
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