Audition vs Don't Leave the Kids Alone

Don't Leave the Kids Alone has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.1/10 for Audition). Don't Leave the Kids Alone is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 55m. Audition is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Audition posterAudition2000 VS Don't Leave the Kids Alone posterDon't Leave the Kids Alone2026
AuditionDon't Leave the Kids Alone
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.4/10
Year20002026
Length1h 55m1h 37m
GenresDrama, HorrorDrama, Horror, Thriller
Country–Mexico
DirectorTakashi MiikeEmilio Portes
Main castFumiyo Kohinata, Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu SawakiAna Serradilla, Juan Pablo Velasco, Ricardo Galina, Jesús Zavala, José Sefami

Synopsis

Audition

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.

Don't Leave the Kids Alone

A mother moves into a new house with her two children. One night she must leave the siblings home alone. What begins as a blast of carefree play soon turns into a claustrophobic horror story.

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