The Invader vs Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 4.4/10 for The Invader). The Invader is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 9m. Twelve Monkeys is the older of the two (1995 against 1997). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Invader posterThe Invader1997 VS Twelve Monkeys posterTwelve Monkeys1995
The InvaderTwelve Monkeys
Audience score★ 4.4/10★ 7.6/10
Year19971995
Length1h 33m2h 9m
GenresScience Fiction, ThrillerMystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMark RosmanTerry Gilliam
Main castLynda Boyd, Ken Tremblett, Nick Mancuso, Ben Cross, Sean YoungJon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt

Synopsis

The Invader

A mysterious alien crashes on Earth, pursued by a deadly enemy intent on wiping out his kind. Seeking refuge, he finds an unsuspecting schoolteacher and reveals a shocking truth—she carries his child, the key to his species' survival. As danger closes in, she must decide whether to trust him or escape.

Twelve Monkeys

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to…

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