Love Is the Monster vs The Samaritan
Love Is the Monster has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Samaritan). Love Is the Monster is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 30m. The Samaritan is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Is the Monster
The Samaritan| Love Is the Monster | The Samaritan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Thriller | Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alex Noyer | David Weaver |
| Main cast | Kristina Tonteri-Young, Leonardo Nam, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Tatu Sinisalo, Sheila McCarthy | Samuel L. Jackson, Ruth Negga, Tom Wilkinson, Tom McCamus, Gil Bellows |
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...
The Samaritan
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.
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