Beasts Clawing at Straws vs Children of the Night

Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.5/10 for Children of the Night). Children of the Night is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 48m. Children of the Night is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beasts Clawing at Straws posterBeasts Clawing at Straws2020 VS Children of the Night posterChildren of the Night2016
Beasts Clawing at StrawsChildren of the Night
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 5.5/10
Year20202016
Length1h 48m1h 30m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountrySouth Korea–
DirectorKim Yong-hoonAndrea De Sica
Main castBae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwanMarco Boriero, Fabrizio Rongione, Vincenzo Crea, Ludovico Succio, Yuliia Sobol

Synopsis

Beasts Clawing at Straws

A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

Children of the Night

Somewhere in the bleak Italian Alps is an isolated boarding school for troubled boys of the ultra privileged. 17-year old Giulio is sent there by his mother and finds himself instantly at odds with both his peers and the staff until the arrival of the eccentric Eduordo. The pair bond over their mutual desire for escape, which they eventually do, and run away to a nightclub in the middle of the woods. There they meet Elena, a young prostitute…

Where to watch

Where to watch Beasts Clawing at StrawsWhere to watch Children of the Night

More like Beasts Clawing at Straws · More like Children of the Night · Compare other titles