Joint Security Area vs The Bodyguard from Beijing
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Bodyguard from Beijing). The Bodyguard from Beijing is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 48m. The Bodyguard from Beijing is the older of the two (1994 against 2000). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Bodyguard from Beijing| Joint Security Area | The Bodyguard from Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Corey Yuen Kwai |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Jet Li, Collin Chou, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Wong Kam-Kong, Christy Chung Lai-Tai |
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 Bodyguard from Beijing
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
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