Just Play Dead vs Side Street
Just Play Dead has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Side Street). Side Street is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 37m. Side Street is the older of the two (1950 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just Play Dead
Side Street| Just Play Dead | Side Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1950 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Martin Campbell | Anthony Mann |
| Main cast | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández | Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly, Jean Hagen |
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.
Side Street
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
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