The Moonraker vs Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Moonraker). The Moonraker is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 2h 33m. The Moonraker is the older of the two (1958 against 2017). Both are action, adventure movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Moonraker
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials| The Moonraker | Top Gear: The Best of the Specials | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1958 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure, Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Director | David MacDonald | – |
| Main cast | George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Patrick Troughton, Gary Raymond, Marius Goring | Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May |
Synopsis
The Moonraker
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel.
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
Welcome to Top Gear, The Best of the Specials. All the wildest, funniest, exciting-est bits from all the legendary Top Gear Specials, combined into one brilliant DVD. For over a decade, Top Gear’s road trips – and off-road trips – have tackled the biggest questions in motoring. Can cards set us free? Can they bring cultures together? And is it really a good idea to wear denim in tropical climates? So if you enjoy watching middle-aged men…
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