Joint Security Area vs The Cold Light of Day
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.4/10 for The Cold Light of Day). The Cold Light of Day is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Cold Light of Day| Joint Security Area | The Cold Light of Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | Spain |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Óscar Jaenada, Henry Cavill, Caroline Goodall, Joseph Mawle, Bruce Willis |
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 Cold Light of Day
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
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