Blackmail vs The Red Violin

Blackmail has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Red Violin). Blackmail is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 10m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BlackmailThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.4/10
Year20251998
Length2h 1m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Romance, ThrillerDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorMu. MaranFrançois Girard
Main castRedin Kingsley, Ramesh Thilak, Muthukumar, Srikanth, Teju AshwiniSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

Synopsis

Blackmail

Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.

The Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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