City of Lies vs Prisoners

Prisoners 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 33m. Prisoners is the older of the two (2013 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

City of Lies posterCity of Lies2018 VS Prisoners posterPrisoners2013
City of LiesPrisoners
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.1/10
Year20182013
Length1h 52m2h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorBrad FurmanDenis Villeneuve
Main castAmin Joseph, Neil Brown Jr., Dayton Callie, Shea Whigham, Louis HerthumDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard

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.

Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

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