Cure vs Relic
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for Relic). Relic is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2020). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Relic| Cure | Relic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Natalie Erika James |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Relic
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.