Empire of Lies vs The Debt

Empire of Lies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.6/10 for The Debt). Empire of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 53m. The Debt is the older of the two (2010 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Empire of Lies posterEmpire of Lies2026 VS The Debt posterThe Debt2010
Empire of LiesThe Debt
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 6.6/10
Year20262010
Length1h 13m1h 53m
GenresDrama, ThrillerDrama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMatthew HopeJohn Madden
Main castJoseph Millson, Natalie SpenceJessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jesper Christensen, Ciarán Hinds

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.

The Debt

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must…

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