The Abyss vs The Dog Stars
The Abyss has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.7/10 for The Dog Stars). The Dog Stars is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 20m. The Abyss is the older of the two (1989 against 2026). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Abyss
The Dog Stars| The Abyss | The Dog Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James Cameron | Ridley Scott |
| Main cast | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ed Harris, Chris Elliott, Michael Biehn, J.C. Quinn | Benedict Wong, Sam Spruell, Kyshan Wilson, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce |
Synopsis
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.
The Dog Stars
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
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