Dark Side of Genius vs Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.2/10 for Dark Side of Genius). Dark Side of Genius is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 38m. Dark Side of Genius is the older of the two (1994 against 2007). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dark Side of Genius
Lust, Caution| Dark Side of Genius | Lust, Caution | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 38m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Phedon Papamichael | Ang Lee |
| Main cast | Patrick Bauchau, Finola Hughes, Seymour Cassel, Glenn Shadix, Patrick Richwood | Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tou Tsung-Hua, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang |
Synopsis
Dark Side of Genius
Julian Jons is a talented but troubled young artist. He has just been released from an asylum, where he has spent the last seven years for the murder of Anna, his girlfriend/model. Attempting to start painting again, he is pursued by journalist Jennifer Cole, who is intrigued by this complex, brooding man. Against the backdrop of the modern art world, she begins to dig into the past, fully aware that it holds painful memories for Julian, and…
Lust, Caution
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.
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