Cure vs Imaginary
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6/10 for Imaginary). Imaginary is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2024). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Imaginary| Cure | Imaginary | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Jeff Wadlow |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Wanetah Walmsley, DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley, Taegen Burns |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Imaginary
When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.