Empire of Lies vs Mexico 86
Empire of Lies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.8/10 for Mexico 86). Empire of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 29m. Mexico 86 is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire of Lies
Mexico 86| Empire of Lies | Mexico 86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matthew Hope | César Díaz |
| Main cast | Joseph Millson, Natalie Spence | Bérénice Bejo, Leonardo Ortizgris, Fermín Martínez, Julieta Egurrola, Matheo Labbe |
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.
Mexico 86
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
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