El bolero de Rubén vs Owning Mahowny

El bolero de Rubén has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Owning Mahowny). Owning Mahowny is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h . Owning Mahowny is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

El bolero de Rubén posterEl bolero de Rubén2024 VS Owning Mahowny posterOwning Mahowny2003
El bolero de RubénOwning Mahowny
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 6.7/10
Year20242003
Length2h 1h 44m
GenresCrime, Drama, Music, Romance, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryColombia–
DirectorJuan Carlos MazoRichard Kwietniowski
Main castAída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana VelázquezJohn Hurt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Maury Chaykin, Minnie Driver, Vince Corazza

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.

Owning Mahowny

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan…

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