Eastern Promises vs State of Play

Eastern Promises has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.8/10 for State of Play). Eastern Promises is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 7m. Eastern Promises is the older of the two (2007 against 2009). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Eastern Promises posterEastern Promises2007 VS State of Play posterState of Play2009
Eastern PromisesState of Play
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 6.8/10
Year20072009
Length1h 41m2h 7m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryCanada–
DirectorDavid CronenbergKevin Macdonald
Main castTatiana Maslany, Vincent Cassel, Viggo Mortensen, Jerzy Skolimowski, Donald SumpterDavid Harbour, Harry Lennix, Robin Wright, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren

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.

State of Play

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

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