Abduction vs Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.9/10 for Abduction). Abduction is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2011). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Abduction posterAbduction2011 VS Joint Security Area posterJoint Security Area2000
AbductionJoint Security Area
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.8/10
Year20112000
Length1h 46m1h 48m
GenresAction, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country––
DirectorJohn SingletonPark Chan-wook
Main castDermot Mulroney, Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Alfred MolinaLee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon

Synopsis

Abduction

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.

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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