Shiner vs Shottas
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.4/10 for Shiner). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 39m. Shiner is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shiner
Shottas| Shiner | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Irvin | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Frances Barber, Michael Caine, Gary Lewis, Martin Landau, Andy Serkis | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
Shiner
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
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.