Cold Fish vs Swallow
Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.6/10 for Swallow). Swallow is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 26m. Cold Fish is the older of the two (2011 against 2020). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Fish
Swallow| Cold Fish | Swallow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Carlo Mirabella-Davis |
| Main cast | Denden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki Miura | Elizabeth Marvel, Zabryna Guevara, Nicole Kang, Austin Stowell, Haley Bennett |
Synopsis
Cold Fish
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
Swallow
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
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