Cure vs The Canal
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for The Canal). The Canal is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2014). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Canal| Cure | The Canal | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | United Kingdom |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Ivan Kavanagh |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Rupert Evans, Serena Brabazon, Steve Oram, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Hannah Hoekstra |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Canal
A man who suspects his wife is cheating on him begins having nightmarish visions of an evil presence that he believes inhabits his house.