Abandon vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.9/10 for Abandon). Abandon is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Abandon
Joint Security Area| Abandon | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Gaghan | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Charlie Hunnam, Mark Feuerstein, Tony Goldwyn, Melanie Lynskey, Fred Ward | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
Abandon
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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