Ash Is Purest White vs Plainclothes
Plainclothes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.9/10 for Ash Is Purest White). Plainclothes is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 16m. Ash Is Purest White is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ash Is Purest White
Plainclothes| Ash Is Purest White | Plainclothes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jia Zhangke | Carmen Emmi |
| Main cast | Feng Xiaogang, Liao Fan, Zhao Tao, Zhang Yi, Diao Yinan | Maria Dizzia, Tom Blyth, Gabe Fazio, Christian Cooke, Russell Tovey |
Synopsis
Ash Is Purest White
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
Plainclothes
In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.
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