My Son vs Shutter Island

Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.8/10 for My Son). My Son is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 18m. Shutter Island is the older of the two (2010 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

My Son posterMy Son2017 VS Shutter Island posterShutter Island2010
My SonShutter Island
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 8.2/10
Year20172010
Length1h 24m2h 18m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorChristian CarionMartin Scorsese
Main castGuillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Christophe Rossignon, Olivier de Benoist, Antoine HamelJoseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

My Son

The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all…

Shutter Island

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

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