Speed vs The Avenger
The Avenger has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.1/10 for Speed). The Avenger is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 56m. Speed is the older of the two (1994 against 2024). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Speed
The Avenger| Speed | The Avenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Action, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Jan de Bont | Simon Philips |
| Main cast | Alan Ruck, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Keanu Reeves, Richard Lineback | Mark Harris, Honor Kneafsey, Deji LaRay, Anna Nightingale |
Synopsis
Speed
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb…
The Avenger
A bereaved family is targeted by a sex trafficking ring during a trip to California.
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