The Rock vs Train to Busan

Train to Busan has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for The Rock). Train to Busan is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 17m. The Rock is the older of the two (1996 against 2016). Both are action, adventure, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Rock posterThe Rock1996 VS Train to Busan posterTrain to Busan2016
The RockTrain to Busan
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.8/10
Year19962016
Length2h 17m1h 58m
GenresAction, Adventure, ThrillerAction, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country–South Korea
DirectorMichael BayYeon Sang-ho
Main castEd Harris, Vanessa Marcil, David Morse, Nicolas Cage, Michael BiehnKim Eui-sung, Don Lee, Choi Gwi-hwa, Ye Su-jeong, Gong Yoo

Synopsis

The Rock

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Train to Busan

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

Where to watch

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