Down in the Valley vs Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Down in the Valley). Down in the Valley is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 38m. Down in the Valley is the older of the two (2005 against 2007). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Down in the Valley posterDown in the Valley2005 VS Lust, Caution posterLust, Caution2007
Down in the ValleyLust, Caution
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.3/10
Year20052007
Length1h 52m2h 38m
GenresDrama, Romance, Thriller, WesternAction, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country–China
DirectorDavid JacobsonAng Lee
Main castKat Dennings, Bruce Dern, Evan Rachel Wood, Hunter Parrish, David MorseJoan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tou Tsung-Hua, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang

Synopsis

Down in the Valley

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.

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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