Desierto vs Empire of Lies
Empire of Lies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.2/10 for Desierto). Empire of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 28m. Desierto is the older of the two (2015 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desierto
Empire of Lies| Desierto | Empire of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonás Cuarón | Matthew Hope |
| Main cast | Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gael García Bernal, Marco Pérez, Lew Temple, Diego Cataño | Joseph Millson, Natalie Spence |
Synopsis
Desierto
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the…
Empire of Lies
When a mysterious young woman comes to interview a paranoid man living in rural isolation, he is forced to confront his part in his daughter's murder.
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