Fireworks vs Prisoners
Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.7/10 for Fireworks). Fireworks is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 33m. Fireworks is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Fireworks | Prisoners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Takeshi Kitano | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Takeshi Kitano, Susumu Terajima, Yuko Daike, Makoto Ashikawa | Dylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard |
Synopsis
Fireworks
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
Prisoners
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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