Cure vs Pathology
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for Pathology). Pathology is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Pathology| Cure | Pathology | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Marc Schölermann |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Lauren Lee Smith, Michael Weston, John de Lancie, Johnny Whitworth, Milo Ventimiglia |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Pathology
Medical student Ted Grey graduates at the top of his class and quickly joins an elite pathology program, whose top students invite him into their circle. There he uncovers a gruesome secret: They play a game in which one tries to commit the perfect, undetectable murder, then the others compete to determine the victim's cause of death.