The Hurt Locker vs The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Hurt Locker). The Imitation Game is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 11m. The Hurt Locker is the older of the two (2008 against 2014). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Hurt Locker
The Imitation Game| The Hurt Locker | The Imitation Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, War | Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Morten Tyldum |
| Main cast | Evangeline Lilly, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Sam Spruell, Christian Camargo | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard |
Synopsis
The Hurt Locker
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
The Imitation Game
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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