Hold the Dark vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.4/10 for Hold the Dark). Hold the Dark is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2018). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hold the Dark
Primal Fear| Hold the Dark | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jeremy Saulnier | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Jeffrey Wright, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough, Alexander Skarsgård, Tantoo Cardinal | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Hold the Dark
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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