Eastern Promises vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for Eastern Promises). Eastern Promises is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eastern Promises
Primal Fear| Eastern Promises | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | United States of America |
| Director | David Cronenberg | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Tatiana Maslany, Vincent Cassel, Viggo Mortensen, Jerzy Skolimowski, Donald Sumpter | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Eastern Promises
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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