Brokedown Palace vs Shutter Island
Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Brokedown Palace). Brokedown Palace is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 18m. Brokedown Palace is the older of the two (1999 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Brokedown Palace | Shutter Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Kaplan | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Bill Pullman, Lou Diamond Phillips, Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Lim Kay Tong | Joseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Brokedown Palace
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Shutter Island
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
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