Alex Cross vs The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.2/10 for Alex Cross). Alex Cross is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 9m. The Girl Who Played with Fire is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Alex Cross posterAlex Cross2012 VS The Girl Who Played with Fire posterThe Girl Who Played with Fire2009
Alex CrossThe Girl Who Played with Fire
Audience score★ 5.2/10★ 7.0/10
Year20122009
Length1h 41m2h 9m
GenresAction, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–Denmark
DirectorRob CohenDaniel Alfredson
Main castMatthew Fox, Giancarlo Esposito, Carmen Ejogo, Jean Reno, John C. McGinleyAnnika Hallin, Reuben Sallmander, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace

Synopsis

Alex Cross

Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

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