Joint Security Area vs The Angel
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for The Angel). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 54m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Angel| Joint Security Area | The Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| Country | South Korea | United States of America |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Ariel Vromen |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Toby Kebbell, Mali Levi, Hannah Ware, Ori Pfeffer, Slimane Dazi |
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.
The Angel
True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
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