Maigret and the Dead Lover vs Mystic River
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6/10 for Maigret and the Dead Lover). Maigret and the Dead Lover is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2026). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Mystic River| Maigret and the Dead Lover | Mystic River | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Pascal Bonitzer | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Julia Faure, Dominique Reymond, Jeremy Lewin, Irène Jacob, Denis Podalydès | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence…
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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