Edge of Darkness vs Primal Fear

Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for Edge of Darkness). Edge of Darkness is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Edge of Darkness posterEdge of Darkness2010 VS Primal Fear posterPrimal Fear1996
Edge of DarknessPrimal Fear
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.7/10
Year20101996
Length1h 57m2h 9m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited KingdomUnited States of America
DirectorMartin CampbellGregory Hoblit
Main castJay O. Sanders, Paul Sparks, Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Damian YoungJon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney

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.

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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