Cure vs The Card Player
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 4.4/10 for The Card Player). The Card Player is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Card Player| Cure | The Card Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 4.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Dario Argento |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Liam Cunningham, Cosimo Fusco, Giovanni Visentin, Stefania Rocca, Claudio Santamaria |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Card Player
Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.
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