Boxing Helena vs Live Flesh
Live Flesh has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.1/10 for Boxing Helena). Live Flesh is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 47m. Boxing Helena is the older of the two (1993 against 1997). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boxing Helena
Live Flesh| Boxing Helena | Live Flesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Jennifer Lynch | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Main cast | Bill Paxton, Julian Sands, Kurtwood Smith, Sherilyn Fenn, Art Garfunkel | Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina |
Synopsis
Boxing Helena
A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.
Live Flesh
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
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