Irreversible vs Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.2/10 for Irreversible). Irreversible is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 11m. Irreversible is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Irreversible posterIrreversible2002 VS Memories of Murder posterMemories of Murder2003
IrreversibleMemories of Murder
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.1/10
Year20022003
Length1h 34m2h 11m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryFranceSouth Korea
DirectorGaspar NoéBong Joon Ho
Main castVincent Cassel, Jean-Louis Costes, Monica Bellucci, Philippe Nahon, Albert DupontelByun Hee-bong, Kim Roi-ha, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Seung-mok, Ryu Tae-ho

Synopsis

Irreversible

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

Memories of Murder

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve the nation's first series of rape-and-murder cases.

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