Just Play Dead vs Smile as You Kill
Just Play Dead has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Smile as You Kill). Smile as You Kill is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 37m. Smile as You Kill is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just Play Dead
Smile as You Kill| Just Play Dead | Smile as You Kill | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Martin Campbell | Michael Sarrow |
| Main cast | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández | Michael Teh, Rey Goyos, Jennifer Prediger, Joey Dean, Lorin Partalis |
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.
Smile as You Kill
With only a few months to live, a desperate man kidnaps a successful advertising director and makes one demand: Create an online campaign to pay for treatment - or share his fate.
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