Mulholland Drive vs The Manchurian Candidate
Mulholland Drive has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Manchurian Candidate). The Manchurian Candidate is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 27m. Mulholland Drive is the older of the two (2001 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Mulholland Drive | The Manchurian Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 27m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | David Lynch | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Justin Theroux, Robert Forster, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Lee Grant | Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight |
Synopsis
Mulholland Drive
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
The Manchurian Candidate
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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