Beasts Clawing at Straws vs The Client
Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for The Client). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 59m. The Client is the older of the two (1994 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Beasts Clawing at Straws | The Client | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Kim Coates, William H. Macy, Mary-Louise Parker, Will Patton, Ossie Davis |
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.
The Client
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
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