El bolero de Rubén vs Monsters
El bolero de Rubén has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.5/10 for Monsters). Monsters is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h . El bolero de Rubén is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| El bolero de Rubén | Monsters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | Colombia | – |
| Director | Juan Carlos Mazo | Jan Těšitel |
| Main cast | Aída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana Velázquez | Kryštof Hádek, Mikuláš Čížek, Luboš Veselý, Kristýna Podzimková, Stanislav Majer |
Synopsis
El bolero de Rubén
Far from being a film about life in the gangs of Medellín, El Bolero de Rubén is a tragedy set to the rhythm of boleros where Marta, after fifteen years of waiting for her boyfriend to get out of jail, is consumed by the walls of her half-finished house; at the same time, her dream of becoming a singer takes her through imaginary places that reflect her frustration, rage and fear. Based on the homonymous play.
Monsters
A small town somewhere in the north. The body of a brutally murdered young girl, Anna, is found by the river. The investigation is taken up by the determined criminalist Laura Linhartová (Kristýna Ryška), and her old colleague Adam Beneš (Kryštof Hádek) is assigned to her. The main suspect is a recently convicted perpetrator who is responsible for a similar murder. Just when it seems that the search for Anna's murderer is over, new evidence…
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