Cure vs The Woods
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for The Woods). The Woods is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cure
The Woods| Cure | The Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Lucky McKee |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara | Patricia Clarkson, Lauren Birkell, Gordon Currie, Bruce Campbell, Rachel Nichols |
Synopsis
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
The Woods
In 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.