Confessions vs The Manchurian Candidate
Confessions has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for The Manchurian Candidate). Confessions is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 9m. The Manchurian Candidate is the older of the two (2004 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Confessions
The Manchurian Candidate| Confessions | The Manchurian Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tetsuya Nakashima | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura, Yukito Nishii, Kaoru Fujiwara | Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight |
Synopsis
Confessions
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
The Manchurian Candidate
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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