Burning vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for Burning). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 28m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burning
Joint Security Area| Burning | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lee Chang-dong | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Jun Jong-seo, Kim Shin-rock, Moon Sung-keun, Steven Yeun, Ok Ja-yeon | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
Burning
Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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