Murder by Numbers vs Prisoners

Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.2/10 for Murder by Numbers). Murder by Numbers is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 33m. Murder by Numbers is the older of the two (2002 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Murder by Numbers posterMurder by Numbers2002 VS Prisoners posterPrisoners2013
Murder by NumbersPrisoners
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 8.1/10
Year20022013
Length2h 2h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorBarbet SchroederDenis Villeneuve
Main castSandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin, Chris PennDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard

Synopsis

Murder by Numbers

Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.

Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

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