Joint Security Area vs The Paperboy
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.6/10 for The Paperboy). The Paperboy is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Paperboy| Joint Security Area | The Paperboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Lee Daniels |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Ned Bellamy, David Oyelowo |
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 Paperboy
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
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