Joint Security Area vs The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Killing of a Sacred Deer). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 1m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Killing of a Sacred Deer| Joint Security Area | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy |
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 Killing of a Sacred Deer
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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