Body of Lies vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Body of Lies). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 8m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2008). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Body of Lies
Joint Security Area| Body of Lies | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | South Korea |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Oscar Isaac, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark Strong, Simon McBurney, Ali Suliman | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
Body of Lies
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as…
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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