Brokedown Palace vs The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.4/10 for Brokedown Palace). Brokedown Palace is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 10m. Brokedown Palace is the older of the two (1999 against 2009). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Brokedown Palace posterBrokedown Palace1999 VS The Secret in Their Eyes posterThe Secret in Their Eyes2009
Brokedown PalaceThe Secret in Their Eyes
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.0/10
Year19992009
Length1h 40m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Argentina
DirectorJonathan KaplanJuan José Campanella
Main castBill Pullman, Lou Diamond Phillips, Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Lim Kay TongJavier Godino, Pablo Rago, Ricardo Darín, Guillermo Francella, Soledad Villamil

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.

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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