Payback vs The Protector
The Protector has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Payback). Payback is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 51m. Payback is the older of the two (1999 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Payback
The Protector| Payback | The Protector | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brian Helgeland | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Main cast | William Devane, Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Lucy Liu, Maria Bello | Nathan Jones, Tony Jaa, Lateef Crowder, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Patrarin Punyanutatam |
Synopsis
Payback
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
The Protector
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
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