Just Play Dead vs Killing Me Softly
Just Play Dead has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.6/10 for Killing Me Softly). Just Play Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 40m. Killing Me Softly is the older of the two (2002 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just Play Dead
Killing Me Softly| Just Play Dead | Killing Me Softly | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Martin Campbell | Chen Kaige |
| Main cast | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández | Natascha McElhone, Ian Hart, Ronan Vibert, Yasmin Bannerman, Ulrich Thomsen |
Synopsis
Just Play Dead
A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.
Killing Me Softly
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.
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