Mercy vs Wifelike
Mercy has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Wifelike). Mercy is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 46m. Wifelike is the older of the two (2022 against 2026). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mercy
Wifelike| Mercy | Wifelike | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Timur Bekmambetov | James Bird |
| Main cast | Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Kylie Rogers, Chris Sullivan | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Elena Kampouris, Agam Darshi, Doron Bell, Sara Sampaio |
Synopsis
Mercy
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Wifelike
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the programming of the artificial human assigned as his companion to behave like his late wife. She begins to question her reality as memories of a past life begin to surface in a world where nothing is as it seems.