The Expendables vs The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.2/10 for The Expendables). The Expendables is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 15m. The Hunt for Red October is the older of the two (1990 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Expendables
The Hunt for Red October| The Expendables | The Hunt for Red October | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sylvester Stallone | John McTiernan |
| Main cast | David Zayas, Amin Joseph, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, Jason Statham | Courtney B. Vance, Tim Curry, Jeffrey Jones, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones |
Synopsis
The Expendables
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true…
The Hunt for Red October
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
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