Cold Fish vs The Thinning

Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.7/10 for The Thinning). The Thinning is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 26m. Cold Fish is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cold Fish posterCold Fish2011 VS The Thinning posterThe Thinning2016
Cold FishThe Thinning
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20112016
Length2h 26m1h 24m
GenresCrime, Drama, Horror, ThrillerDrama, Horror, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorSion SonoMichael J. Gallagher
Main castDenden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki MiuraPeyton List, Calum Worthy, Kiersten Warren, Matthew Glave, Stacey Dash

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.

The Thinning

In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.

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