Children of the Night vs Mystic River
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.5/10 for Children of the Night). Children of the Night is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Children of the Night
Mystic River| Children of the Night | Mystic River | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Andrea De Sica | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Marco Boriero, Fabrizio Rongione, Vincenzo Crea, Ludovico Succio, Yuliia Sobol | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Children of the Night
Somewhere in the bleak Italian Alps is an isolated boarding school for troubled boys of the ultra privileged. 17-year old Giulio is sent there by his mother and finds himself instantly at odds with both his peers and the staff until the arrival of the eccentric Eduordo. The pair bond over their mutual desire for escape, which they eventually do, and run away to a nightclub in the middle of the woods. There they meet Elena, a young prostitute…
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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