Cure vs The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for The Poughkeepsie Tapes). The Poughkeepsie Tapes is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Cure | The Poughkeepsie Tapes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | John Erick Dowdle |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Ivar Brogger, Stacy Chbosky, Iris Bahr, Ben Messmer, Lou George |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
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