Joint Security Area vs Where the Truth Lies
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for Where the Truth Lies). Where the Truth Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
Where the Truth Lies| Joint Security Area | Where the Truth Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Atom Egoyan |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | David Hayman, Kevin Bacon, Rachel Blanchard, Maury Chaykin, Alison Lohman |
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.
Where the Truth Lies
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
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