Beasts Clawing at Straws vs Kill the Messenger
Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 52m. Kill the Messenger is the older of the two (2014 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
Kill the Messenger| Beasts Clawing at Straws | Kill the Messenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Michael Cuesta |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt |
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.
Kill the Messenger
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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