El bolero de Rubén vs Traffic
El bolero de Rubén has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.1/10 for Traffic). El bolero de Rubén is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 27m. Traffic is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
El bolero de Rubén
Traffic| El bolero de Rubén | Traffic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 27m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Colombia | – |
| Director | Juan Carlos Mazo | Steven Soderbergh |
| Main cast | Aída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana Velázquez | Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Erika Christensen, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
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.
Traffic
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy…
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