Beasts Clawing at Straws vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.1/10 for Beasts Clawing at Straws). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
Primal Fear| Beasts Clawing at Straws | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | United States of America |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
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.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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