Love Is the Monster vs Taking Lives
Love Is the Monster has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Taking Lives). Love Is the Monster is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 43m. Taking Lives is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love Is the Monster | Taking Lives | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Thriller | Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alex Noyer | D.J. Caruso |
| Main cast | Kristina Tonteri-Young, Leonardo Nam, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Tatu Sinisalo, Sheila McCarthy | Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Justin Chatwin, Angelina Jolie |
Synopsis
Love Is the Monster
A couple, Ana and Justin, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, under the golden rays of the summer’s midnight sun. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the shaman and healer, Tiina, inspired by the ancient Finnish goddess of love and fertility, Lempo. But the idyllic setting soon takes a turn...
Taking Lives
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
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