Broken Embraces vs Return to Paradise
Broken Embraces has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Return to Paradise). Return to Paradise is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 7m. Return to Paradise is the older of the two (1998 against 2009). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Broken Embraces
Return to Paradise| Broken Embraces | Return to Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Joseph Ruben |
| Main cast | Kira Miró, Penélope Cruz, Kiti Mánver, Tamar Novas, Rossy de Palma | David Zayas, Nick Sandow, Vince Vaughn, Vera Farmiga, David Conrad |
Synopsis
Broken Embraces
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Return to Paradise
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
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