A Mother's Confession vs The Lower Depths

A Mother's Confession has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Lower Depths). A Mother's Confession is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 5m. The Lower Depths is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Mother's Confession posterA Mother's Confession2025 VS The Lower Depths posterThe Lower Depths1957
A Mother's ConfessionThe Lower Depths
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20251957
Length1h 53m2h 5m
GenresCrime, DramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMaya TableAkira Kurosawa
Main castCiera Angelia, Raymond Seay, George Murray Jr., Brandon McGee, Keon BlackIsuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yū Fujiki, Toshirō Mifune, Eijirō Tōno

Synopsis

A Mother's Confession

When a gang shooting leaves her son in a coma, a single mother grapples with faith and morality as she seeks vengeance against the perpetrator.

The Lower Depths

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

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