Empire of Lies vs Islands
Empire of Lies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.5/10 for Islands). Empire of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h . Islands is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire of Lies
Islands| Empire of Lies | Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matthew Hope | Jan Ole Gerster |
| Main cast | Joseph Millson, Natalie Spence | Stacy Martin, Sam Riley, Jack Farthing, Fatima Adoum, Bruna Cusí |
Synopsis
Empire of Lies
When a mysterious young woman comes to interview a paranoid man living in rural isolation, he is forced to confront his part in his daughter's murder.
Islands
Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. The arrival of the Maguire family pulls Tom out of his normal routine and he strikes up a relationship with Anne, her husband Dave, and their son Anton. Tom is unable to shake the feeling that he has met Anne before. This tension grows until one night, Dave goes missing and the investigation points to both Anne and Tom as…
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