The Desperate Hour vs Turbulence

Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for The Desperate Hour). The Desperate Hour is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 31m. The Desperate Hour is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Desperate Hour posterThe Desperate Hour2021 VS Turbulence posterTurbulence2025
The Desperate HourTurbulence
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20212025
Length1h 24m1h 31m
GenresThrillerAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorPhillip NoyceClaudio Fäh
Main castZehra Fazal, Colton Gobbo, Jason Clarke, Naomi Watts, Christopher MarrenHera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington

Synopsis

The Desperate Hour

A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

Turbulence

Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.

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