12 vs Matinee Idol
Matinee Idol has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for 12). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 2h 39m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12
Matinee Idol| 12 | Matinee Idol | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1933 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov | George King |
| Main cast | Sergey Makovetskiy, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergey Gazarov | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey |
Synopsis
12
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
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