Ghost in the Shell 2.0 vs The Crimson Rivers

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for The Crimson Rivers). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 46m. The Crimson Rivers is the older of the two (2000 against 2008). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008 VS The Crimson Rivers posterThe Crimson Rivers2000
Ghost in the Shell 2.0The Crimson Rivers
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 6.9/10
Year20082000
Length1h 25m1h 46m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorMamoru OshiiMathieu Kassovitz
Main castAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo GendaVincent Cassel, Didier Flamand, Jean Reno, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda

Synopsis

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.

The Crimson Rivers

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

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