Ghost in the Shell 2.0 vs The Empty Beach

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 4.9/10 for The Empty Beach). The Empty Beach is the older of the two (1985 against 2008). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Ghost in the Shell 2.0The Empty Beach
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 4.9/10
Year20081985
Length1h 25m1h 25m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorMamoru OshiiChris Thomson
Main castAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo GendaJohn Wood, Bryan Brown, Nick Tate, Steve Rackman, Deborah Kennedy

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 Empty Beach

Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marion, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face…

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