Cure vs The Night Listener
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.5/10 for The Night Listener). The Night Listener is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Night Listener| Cure | The Night Listener | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Patrick Stettner |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Sandra Oh, Lisa Emery, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton, Toni Collette |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Night Listener
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
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