Edge of Darkness vs In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.4/10 for Edge of Darkness). Edge of Darkness is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Edge of Darkness posterEdge of Darkness2010 VS In the Line of Fire posterIn the Line of Fire1993
Edge of DarknessIn the Line of Fire
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.0/10
Year20101993
Length1h 57m2h 8m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited KingdomUnited States of America
DirectorMartin CampbellWolfgang Petersen
Main castJay O. Sanders, Paul Sparks, Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Damian YoungGary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood

Synopsis

Edge of Darkness

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

In the Line of Fire

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

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