Gozu vs He Kills at Night

Gozu has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 3.3/10 for He Kills at Night). He Kills at Night is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 10m. Gozu is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gozu posterGozu2003 VS He Kills at Night posterHe Kills at Night2025
GozuHe Kills at Night
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 3.3/10
Year20032025
Length2h 10m1h 20m
GenresCrime, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Horror, Thriller
CountryJapanUnited Kingdom
DirectorTakashi MiikeThomas Pickering
Main castRenji Ishibashi, Masaya Katō, Show Aikawa, Kenichi Endo, Shōhei HinoLevi Heaton, Richard Galloway, Isabella Percival, Damian McNeilly, Eleanor May Blackburn

Synopsis

Gozu

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

He Kills at Night

It’s Christmas Eve and Fern is driving home for the holiday. But when she stops for a break she is killed by a mysterious blood-soaked man. Soon the killer happens upon another traveler and a game of cat and mouse ensues. Is everything as it seems?

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