Buried vs Mystic River

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Buried). Buried is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Buried posterBuried2010 VS Mystic River posterMystic River2003
BuriedMystic River
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.7/10
Year20102003
Length1h 35m2h 18m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorRodrigo CortésClint Eastwood
Main castRobert Clotworthy, Ryan Reynolds, Kali Rocha, Samantha Mathis, Stephen TobolowskyKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney

Synopsis

Buried

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Mystic River

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

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