Matinee Idol vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.5/10 for Matinee Idol). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 2h 9m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 1996). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Matinee Idol
Primal Fear| Matinee Idol | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1933 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 15m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | George King | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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