El bolero de Rubén vs Side Effects

El bolero de Rubén has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for Side Effects). Side Effects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h . Side Effects is the older of the two (2013 against 2024). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

El bolero de Rubén posterEl bolero de Rubén2024 VS Side Effects posterSide Effects2013
El bolero de RubénSide Effects
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 6.6/10
Year20242013
Length2h 1h 46m
GenresCrime, Drama, Music, Romance, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryColombia–
DirectorJuan Carlos MazoSteven Soderbergh
Main castAída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana VelázquezJude Law, David Costabile, Peter Friedman, Marin Ireland, Mamie Gummer

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.

Side Effects

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

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