The Perfect Storm vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for The Perfect Storm). Touching the Void is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 10m. The Perfect Storm is the older of the two (2000 against 2003). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Perfect Storm
Touching the Void| The Perfect Storm | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | John Hawkes, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Dash Mihok, Diane Lane, Cherry Jones | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
The Perfect Storm
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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