Papillon vs Shottas
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.3/10 for Papillon). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 14m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are adventure, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Papillon
Shottas| Papillon | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Adventure, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Noer | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Charlie Hunnam, Eve Hewson, Rami Malek, Brian Vernel, Yorick van Wageningen | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
Papillon
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.
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