Cure vs The Man in My Basement
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for The Man in My Basement). Cure is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 55m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Cure | The Man in My Basement | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Nadia Latif |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Anna Diop, Tamara Lawrance, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Man in My Basement
Down on his luck, Charles Blakey agrees to rent his basement to a mysterious stranger, unaware he may be letting in a force much darker than he imagined.
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