12 vs Mystic River
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for 12). Mystic River is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 39m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12
Mystic River| 12 | Mystic River | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Sergey Makovetskiy, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergey Gazarov | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney |
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.
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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