Riding the Bullet vs Take Shelter
Take Shelter has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.1/10 for Riding the Bullet). Riding the Bullet is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h . Riding the Bullet is the older of the two (2004 against 2011). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Riding the Bullet
Take Shelter| Riding the Bullet | Take Shelter | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mick Garris | Jeff Nichols |
| Main cast | Erika Christensen, David Arquette, Nicky Katt, Barbara Hershey, Matt Frewer | Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, Ray McKinnon |
Synopsis
Riding the Bullet
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Take Shelter
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
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