Cure vs The Oxford Murders

Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6/10 for The Oxford Murders). The Oxford Murders is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cure posterCure1997 VS The Oxford Murders posterThe Oxford Murders2008
CureThe Oxford Murders
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.0/10
Year19972008
Length1h 52m1h 47m
GenresCrime, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaÁlex de la Iglesia
Main castRen Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato HagiwaraJohn Hurt, Jim Carter, Burn Gorman, Elijah Wood, Danny Sapani

Synopsis

Cure

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

The Oxford Murders

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

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