Dolores Claiborne vs Matinee Idol
Matinee Idol has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Dolores Claiborne). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 2h 12m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 1995). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dolores Claiborne
Matinee Idol| Dolores Claiborne | Matinee Idol | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1933 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | George King |
| Main cast | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Bogosian, Judy Parfitt, Kathy Bates, Christopher Plummer | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey |
Synopsis
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
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