Cure vs Gothika
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for Gothika). Gothika is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Gothika| Cure | Gothika | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Mathieu Kassovitz |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Michel Perron, Penélope Cruz, John Carroll Lynch |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Gothika
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further…