A Stranger Among Us vs Mystic River

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.5/10 for A Stranger Among Us). A Stranger Among Us is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 18m. A Stranger Among Us is the older of the two (1992 against 2003). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Stranger Among Us posterA Stranger Among Us1992 VS Mystic River posterMystic River2003
A Stranger Among UsMystic River
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 7.7/10
Year19922003
Length1h 50m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorSidney LumetClint Eastwood
Main castMelanie Griffith, Jake Weber, James Gandolfini, Jamey Sheridan, Eric ThalKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney

Synopsis

A Stranger Among Us

Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.

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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