Joint Security Area vs The Kingdom
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for The Kingdom). Joint Security Area is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 50m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2007). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Kingdom| Joint Security Area | The Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | Germany |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Peter Berg |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Frances Fisher, Richard Jenkins, Jason Bateman, Tim McGraw, Ali Suliman |
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 Kingdom
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
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