Mārama vs Strange Circus
Strange Circus has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.6/10 for Mārama). Mārama is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 48m. Strange Circus is the older of the two (2005 against 2026). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mārama
Strange Circus| Mārama | Strange Circus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Drama, Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Toa Stappard | Sion Sono |
| Main cast | Toby Stephens, Umi Myers, Erroll Shand, Jordan Mooney, Ariāna Osborne | Tomorowo Taguchi, Rie Kuwana, Masumi Miyazaki, Seiko Iwaido, Issei Ishida |
Synopsis
Mārama
1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
Strange Circus
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
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