Polar vs Shottas
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for Polar). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 58m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2019). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Polar
Shottas| Polar | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonas Åkerlund | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Mads Mikkelsen, Ayisha Issa, Katheryn Winnick, Richard Dreyfuss, Anthony Grant | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
Polar
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
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.