City of Lies vs Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.4/10 for City of Lies). City of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 11m. Memories of Murder is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

City of Lies posterCity of Lies2018 VS Memories of Murder posterMemories of Murder2003
City of LiesMemories of Murder
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.1/10
Year20182003
Length1h 52m2h 11m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–South Korea
DirectorBrad FurmanBong Joon Ho
Main castAmin Joseph, Neil Brown Jr., Dayton Callie, Shea Whigham, Louis HerthumByun Hee-bong, Kim Roi-ha, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Seung-mok, Ryu Tae-ho

Synopsis

City of Lies

Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.

Memories of Murder

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve the nation's first series of rape-and-murder cases.

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