Cure vs No Mercy
Cure and No Mercy are tied on audience score (7.6/10). Cure is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 5m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2010). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
No Mercy| Cure | No Mercy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kim Hyoung-jun |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Sul Kyung-gu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Park Sang-wook, Nam Kyung-eup, Han Hye-jin |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
No Mercy
Forensic pathologist Kang is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho, as the primary suspect. But when Kang’s daughter is kidnapped, a manipulative game begins between Kang and Lee, who holds secrets about the homicide case.