Blue Ruin vs Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Blue Ruin). Blue Ruin is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 11m. Memories of Murder is the older of the two (2003 against 2014). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Ruin
Memories of Murder| Blue Ruin | Memories of Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | South Korea |
| Director | Jeremy Saulnier | Bong Joon Ho |
| Main cast | Devin Ratray, Macon Blair, David Thompson, Brent Werzner, Amy Hargreaves | Byun Hee-bong, Kim Roi-ha, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Seung-mok, Ryu Tae-ho |
Synopsis
Blue Ruin
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Memories of Murder
During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve the nation's first series of rape-and-murder cases.
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