In the Line of Fire vs Mystic River

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for In the Line of Fire). In the Line of Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 18m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In the Line of Fire posterIn the Line of Fire1993 VS Mystic River posterMystic River2003
In the Line of FireMystic River
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 7.7/10
Year19932003
Length2h 8m2h 18m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorWolfgang PetersenClint Eastwood
Main castGary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint EastwoodKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney

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.

Mystic River

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

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