The Core vs The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 5.8/10 for The Core). The Dog Stars is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 16m. The Core is the older of the two (2003 against 2026). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Core
The Dog Stars| The Core | The Dog Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jon Amiel | Ridley Scott |
| Main cast | Aaron Eckhart, DJ Qualls, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Jenkins, Glenn Morshower | Benedict Wong, Sam Spruell, Kyshan Wilson, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce |
Synopsis
The Core
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
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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