Culprit vs Forgotten

Forgotten has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 4.6/10 for Culprit). Culprit is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 48m. Forgotten is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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CulpritForgotten
Audience score★ 4.6/10★ 7.9/10
Year20252017
Length1h 37m1h 48m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRich RonatJang Hang-jun
Main castJamie Donovan, Michael Dempsey, Robert Lewis Stephenson, Carolyn Mignini, Laura McLauchlinKim Moo-yul, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Ha-neul, Na Young-hee, Nam Myung-ryeol

Synopsis

Culprit

In the small town of Huntsville, Texas, there is an unsolved murder of a nine-year-old girl. A convicted ex-con, Jack, has been released from prison after new DNA evidence proved he was not present at the scene of the crime. But when another little girl is brutally murdered after Jack's release, the town points their fingers at the ex-con. As Jack works to free his name, new suspects emerge in a town trying hard to keep secrets buried.

Forgotten

Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.

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