Acts of Vengeance vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Acts of Vengeance). Acts of Vengeance is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2017). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Acts of Vengeance
Joint Security Area| Acts of Vengeance | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | United States of America | South Korea |
| Director | Isaac Florentine | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Karl Urban, Robert Forster, Antonio Banderas, Tim Man, Mark Rhino Smith | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
Acts of Vengeance
A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
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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