Fail Safe vs The Wizard of Lies
Fail Safe has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.6/10 for The Wizard of Lies). Fail Safe is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 13m. Fail Safe is the older of the two (2000 against 2017). Both are drama, thriller, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Hank Azaria.
Fail Safe
The Wizard of Lies| Fail Safe | The Wizard of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Barry Levinson |
| Main cast | Don Cheadle, Sam Elliott, Noah Wyle, Hank Azaria, George Clooney | Amanda Warren, Kristen Connolly, Lily Rabe, Robert De Niro, Hank Azaria |
Synopsis
Fail Safe
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
The Wizard of Lies
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
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