Star Trek: First Contact vs The Abyss

Star Trek: First Contact and The Abyss are tied on audience score (7.3/10). Star Trek: First Contact is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 20m. The Abyss is the older of the two (1989 against 1996). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Star Trek: First Contact posterStar Trek: First Contact1996 VS The Abyss posterThe Abyss1989
Star Trek: First ContactThe Abyss
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.3/10
Year19961989
Length1h 51m2h 20m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science Fiction, ThrillerAdventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJonathan FrakesJames Cameron
Main castPatrick Stewart, Alfre Woodard, Neal McDonough, Adam Scott, James CromwellMary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ed Harris, Chris Elliott, Michael Biehn, J.C. Quinn

Synopsis

Star Trek: First Contact

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

The Abyss

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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