Mystic River vs The Dinner
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 4.5/10 for The Dinner). The Dinner is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Laura Linney.
Mystic River
The Dinner| Mystic River | The Dinner | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 4.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Oren Moverman |
| Main cast | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney | Adepero Oduye, Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Coogan |
Synopsis
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
The Dinner
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.
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