Captivity vs Gozu
Gozu has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 4.9/10 for Captivity). Captivity is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 10m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2007). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captivity
Gozu| Captivity | Gozu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Roland Joffé | Takashi Miike |
| Main cast | Daniel Gillies, Laz Alonso, Michael Harney, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Elisha Cuthbert | Renji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei Hino |
Synopsis
Captivity
The sought-after images of top model Jennifer adorn magazine covers and billboards worldwide. When alone at a club, she is abducted and incarcerated in a cell with another prisoner. When their captor subjects the two to torture, they commit to escaping the chamber of horrors before they're killed.
Gozu
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.