Cold Eyes vs Mantis

Cold Eyes has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6/10 for Mantis). Mantis is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 59m. Cold Eyes is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Sul Kyung-gu.

Cold Eyes posterCold Eyes2013 VS Mantis posterMantis2025
Cold EyesMantis
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.0/10
Year20132025
Length1h 59m1h 53m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorCho Ui-seok, Kim Byung-seoLee Tae-sung
Main castKim Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Byeong-ok, Jung Woo-sungJo Woo-jin, Sul Kyung-gu, Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Yang Dong-geun

Synopsis

Cold Eyes

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

Mantis

Mantis, an ace assassin, returns to the contract killer industry after a hiatus, encountering his trainee friend Jae-yi and a retired legendary killer Dok-go, who now runs the organization.

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