Flashback vs Shutter Island
Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Flashback). Flashback is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 18m. Shutter Island is the older of the two (2010 against 2020). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Flashback | Shutter Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher MacBride | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Emory Cohen, Dylan O'Brien, Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Ian Matthews | Joseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Flashback
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.
Shutter Island
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
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