Gone Girl vs The Clearing

Gone Girl has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.8/10 for The Clearing). The Clearing is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 29m. The Clearing is the older of the two (2004 against 2014). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gone Girl posterGone Girl2014 VS The Clearing posterThe Clearing2004
Gone GirlThe Clearing
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 5.8/10
Year20142004
Length2h 29m1h 35m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDavid FincherPieter Jan Brugge
Main castNeil Patrick Harris, Sela Ward, Kim Dickens, Missi Pyle, Casey WilsonMatt Craven, Helen Mirren, Wendy Crewson, Willem Dafoe, Diana Scarwid

Synopsis

Gone Girl

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

The Clearing

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

Where to watch

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