Edison vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.3/10 for Edison). Edison is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Edison
Joint Security Area| Edison | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David J. Burke | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | LL Cool J, Dylan McDermott, John Heard, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
Edison
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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