Cure vs Protein
Protein is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Protein| Cure | Protein | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Tony Burke |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Ross O'Hennessy, Richard Mylan, Kezia Burrows, Craig Russell, Steven Meo |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Protein
A gym-obsessed serial killer murders and eats a local drug dealer for his protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival drug gangs.