Cure vs The Lodgers

Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5/10 for The Lodgers). The Lodgers is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2017). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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CureThe Lodgers
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 5.0/10
Year19972017
Length1h 52m1h 33m
GenresCrime, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaBrian O'Malley
Main castRen Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato HagiwaraMoe Dunford, David Bradley, Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Anthony Murphy

Synopsis

Cure

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

The Lodgers

1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the…

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