Eyes Wide Shut vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.5/10 for Eyes Wide Shut). Primal Fear is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 39m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 1999). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eyes Wide Shut
Primal Fear| Eyes Wide Shut | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Nicole Kidman, Alan Cumming, Rade Šerbedžija, Tom Cruise, Thomas Gibson | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Eyes Wide Shut
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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