Joint Security Area vs The Quiet American
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Quiet American). The Quiet American is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Quiet American| Joint Security Area | The Quiet American | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Romance, Thriller, War |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Phillip Noyce |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Brendan Fraser, Rade Šerbedžija, Michael Caine, Holmes Osborne, Ngo Quang Hai |
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 Quiet American
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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