Cut Off vs Gozu
Gozu has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Cut Off). Gozu is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 12m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are crime, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cut Off
Gozu| Cut Off | Gozu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Alvart | Takashi Miike |
| Main cast | Moritz Bleibtreu, Fahri Yardım, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Niels-Bruno Schmidt | Renji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei Hino |
Synopsis
Cut Off
A coroner finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
Gozu
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.