Mystic River vs The Crimson Rivers

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for The Crimson Rivers). The Crimson Rivers is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 18m. The Crimson Rivers is the older of the two (2000 against 2003). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Mystic RiverThe Crimson Rivers
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 6.9/10
Year20032000
Length2h 18m1h 46m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorClint EastwoodMathieu Kassovitz
Main castKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura LinneyVincent Cassel, Didier Flamand, Jean Reno, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda

Synopsis

Mystic River

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

The Crimson Rivers

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

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