The Outlaws vs The Threat

The Outlaws has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.3/10 for The Threat). The Threat is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 1m. The Threat is the older of the two (1966 against 2017). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Outlaws posterThe Outlaws2017 VS The Threat posterThe Threat1966
The OutlawsThe Threat
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 7.3/10
Year20171966
Length2h 1m1h 24m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country–Japan
DirectorKang Yun-sungKinji Fukasaku
Main castKim Sung-kyu, Don Lee, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-wonHideo Murota, Kō Nishimura, Akemi Fuji, Sanae Nakahara, Masumi Harukawa

Synopsis

The Outlaws

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

The Threat

Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family. They will force him to collect the child's ransom for them.

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