Cure vs The Boy
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6/10 for The Boy). The Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2016). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Boy| Cure | The Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | William Brent Bell |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Lauren Cohan, Ben Robson, Stephanie Lemelin, Rupert Evans, Jett Klyne |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Boy
A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.