Joint Security Area vs Spider
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Spider). Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
Spider| Joint Security Area | Spider | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | David Cronenberg |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Saunders, Gabriel Byrne |
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.
Spider
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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