Before Sunset vs Blackmail
Blackmail has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Before Sunset). Before Sunset is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 1m. Before Sunset is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before Sunset
Blackmail| Before Sunset | Blackmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Mu. Maran |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Albert Delpy, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès | Redin Kingsley, Ramesh Thilak, Muthukumar, Srikanth, Teju Ashwini |
Synopsis
Before Sunset
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
Blackmail
Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.
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