The Baader Meinhof Complex vs The Untouchables
The Untouchables has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Baader Meinhof Complex). The Untouchables is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 29m. The Untouchables is the older of the two (1987 against 2008). Both are crime, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Untouchables| The Baader Meinhof Complex | The Untouchables | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1987 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | Crime, History, Thriller |
| Country | Czech Republic | – |
| Director | Uli Edel | Brian De Palma |
| Main cast | Sebastian Blomberg, Moritz Bleibtreu, Vinzenz Kiefer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz | Patricia Clarkson, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García |
Synopsis
The Baader Meinhof Complex
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.
The Untouchables
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
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