Cure vs The Ninth Gate
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for The Ninth Gate). Cure is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 13m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 1999). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Ninth Gate| Cure | The Ninth Gate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, James Russo, Allen Garfield |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Ninth Gate
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
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