A Caribbean Mystery vs Beasts Clawing at Straws
Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.2/10 for A Caribbean Mystery). A Caribbean Mystery is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 48m. A Caribbean Mystery is the older of the two (1983 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Caribbean Mystery
Beasts Clawing at Straws| A Caribbean Mystery | Beasts Clawing at Straws | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1983 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | South Korea |
| Director | Robert Michael Lewis | Kim Yong-hoon |
| Main cast | George Innes, Swoosie Kurtz, Barnard Hughes, Zakes Mokae, Brock Peters | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan |
Synopsis
A Caribbean Mystery
Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing…
Beasts Clawing at Straws
A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
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