Red Heat vs The Furious

The Furious has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.2/10 for Red Heat). Red Heat is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 53m. Red Heat is the older of the two (1988 against 2026). Both are action, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Red Heat posterRed Heat1988 VS The Furious posterThe Furious2026
Red HeatThe Furious
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.9/10
Year19882026
Length1h 44m1h 53m
GenresAction, CrimeAction, Crime
Country––
DirectorWalter HillKenji Tanigaki
Main castLaurence Fishburne, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Gina GershonSahajak Boonthanakit, Yayan Ruhian, Tanapol Chuksrida, Joe Taslim, JeeJa Yanin

Synopsis

Red Heat

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

The Furious

After Wang Wei's daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out to find her himself. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly battle the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.

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