Train to Busan vs Wake Up
Train to Busan has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for Wake Up). Wake Up is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 58m. Train to Busan is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are action, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Train to Busan | Wake Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller | Action, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Yeon Sang-ho | Anouk Whissell, François Simard |
| Main cast | Kim Eui-sung, Don Lee, Choi Gwi-hwa, Ye Su-jeong, Gong Yoo | Turlough Convery, Benny O. Arthur, Jacqueline Moré, Thomas Gould, Alessia Yoko Fontana |
Synopsis
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.
Wake Up
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.
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