Murder in the Dark vs Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 5/10 for Murder in the Dark). Murder in the Dark is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 42m. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are mystery, thriller, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Murder in the Dark posterMurder in the Dark2026 VS Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 posterRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19742009
Murder in the DarkRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Audience score★ 5.0/10★ 6.7/10
Year20262009
Length1h 30m1h 42m
GenresMystery, Thriller, TV MovieCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorTaylor Warren GoffJulian Jarrold
Main castAlli Wulfert, Ashley Murray, James Chrosniak, Luna Vintner, Cristina JonesMichelle Dockery, Eddie Marsan, David Morrissey, Robert Sheehan, Andrew Garfield

Synopsis

Murder in the Dark

A blind waitress at a dining-in-the-dark restaurant becomes the sole witness to a murder, making her the next target of a killer determined to eliminate the only person who could identify him.

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them…

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