Cure vs Saw III
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Saw III). Saw III is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
Saw III| Cure | Saw III | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Darren Lynn Bousman |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Donnie Wahlberg, Barry Flatman, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Leigh Whannell |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Saw III
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.