Break Up vs The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5/10 for Break Up). Break Up is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 10m. Break Up is the older of the two (1998 against 2009). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Break Up posterBreak Up1998 VS The Secret in Their Eyes posterThe Secret in Their Eyes2009
Break UpThe Secret in Their Eyes
Audience score★ 5.0/10★ 8.0/10
Year19982009
Length1h 40m2h 10m
GenresRomance, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Argentina
DirectorPaul MarcusJuan José Campanella
Main castKiefer Sutherland, Steven Weber, Hart Bochner, Robin Thomas, Leslie StefansonJavier Godino, Pablo Rago, Ricardo Darín, Guillermo Francella, Soledad Villamil

Synopsis

Break Up

Housewife Jimmy Dade stays with her violent husband, Frankie, even after his abuse leads to the loss of her hearing. When his car is found with an unidentifiable dead body inside, police officers John Box and Andrew Ramsey suspect Jimmy has killed him. But, after discovering her bank account has been emptied, Jimmy fears that Frankie is still alive, and she goes on the run -- with the police in pursuit.

The Secret in Their Eyes

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

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