The Impossible vs The Spacewalker

The Impossible has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7/10 for The Spacewalker). The Impossible is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 20m. The Impossible is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Impossible posterThe Impossible2012 VS The Spacewalker posterThe Spacewalker2017
The ImpossibleThe Spacewalker
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.0/10
Year20122017
Length1h 53m2h 20m
GenresDrama, History, ThrillerAdventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJ.A. BayonaDmitry Kiselev
Main castEwan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Geraldine ChaplinEvgeny Mironov, Vladimir Ilin, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Kirill Poluhin, Anatoliy Kotenyov

Synopsis

The Impossible

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

The Spacewalker

March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete…

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