Dread vs Thirst
Thirst has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.5/10 for Dread). Dread is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 14m. Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dread
Thirst| Dread | Thirst | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anthony DiBlasi | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Shaun Evans, Laura Donnelly, Paloma Faith, Jackson Rathbone, Elissa Dowling | Kim Ok-vin, Ériq Ebouaney, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Song Young-chang |
Synopsis
Dread
Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Thirst
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.