In the Line of Fire vs Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for In the Line of Fire). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2000). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Line of Fire
Joint Security Area| In the Line of Fire | Joint Security Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War |
| Country | United States of America | South Korea |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon |
Synopsis
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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