Bugsy vs The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Bugsy). Bugsy is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 23m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 1991). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bugsy
The Castle of Sand| Bugsy | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1974 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Barry Levinson | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
Synopsis
Bugsy
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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