Gone Girl vs The Professor and the Madman
Gone Girl has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for The Professor and the Madman). The Professor and the Madman is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 29m. Gone Girl is the older of the two (2014 against 2019). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Gone Girl | The Professor and the Madman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | David Fincher | Farhad Safinia |
| Main cast | Neil Patrick Harris, Sela Ward, Kim Dickens, Missi Pyle, Casey Wilson | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd |
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 Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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