Dream House vs Mystic River

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Dream House). Dream House is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dream House posterDream House2011 VS Mystic River posterMystic River2003
Dream HouseMystic River
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.7/10
Year20112003
Length1h 24m2h 18m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorJim SheridanClint Eastwood
Main castGregory Smith, Martin Roach, David Huband, Elias Koteas, Daniel CraigKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney

Synopsis

Dream House

Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

Mystic River

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

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