Madame Claude vs Plainclothes

Plainclothes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.7/10 for Madame Claude). Plainclothes is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 52m. Madame Claude is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Madame ClaudePlainclothes
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 8.0/10
Year20212025
Length1h 52m1h 37m
GenresCrime, Drama, RomanceCrime, Drama, Romance
CountryFrance–
DirectorSylvie VerheydeCarmen Emmi
Main castRoschdy Zem, Paul Hamy, Gina Jimenez, Joséphine de la Baume, Garance MarillierMaria Dizzia, Tom Blyth, Gabe Fazio, Christian Cooke, Russell Tovey

Synopsis

Madame Claude

Paris, the late 1960s. Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the French political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks.

Plainclothes

In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.

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