Beasts Clawing at Straws vs High Crimes
Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for High Crimes). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 55m. High Crimes is the older of the two (2002 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
High Crimes| Beasts Clawing at Straws | High Crimes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Carl Franklin |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Michael Shannon, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet, Emilio Rivera, Adam Scott |
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.
High Crimes
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
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