Joint Security Area vs Man Down
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Man Down). Man Down is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2015). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
Man Down| Joint Security Area | Man Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Dito Montiel |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Tory Kittles, Jai Courtney, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf |
Synopsis
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.
Man Down
When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife. In their search, the two intercept a man carrying vital information about his family.
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