Maya & Samar vs The Red Violin

The Red Violin has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.3/10 for Maya & Samar). Maya & Samar is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 10m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2026). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Maya & Samar posterMaya & Samar2026 VS The Red Violin posterThe Red Violin1998
Maya & SamarThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.4/10
Year20261998
Length1h 35m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Romance, ThrillerDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorAnita DoronFrançois Girard
Main castAgni Scott, Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei Vieira, Harrison Browne, Brenna CoatesSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

Synopsis

Maya & Samar

Set in contemporary Athens, Maya and Samar tells the story of two young women from conflicting cultures whose brief yet torrid affair endangers the life of one, while propelling the other to instant online fame.

The Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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