Mystic River vs The Empty Beach

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 4.9/10 for The Empty Beach). The Empty Beach is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 18m. The Empty Beach is the older of the two (1985 against 2003). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Mystic River posterMystic River2003 VS The Empty Beach posterThe Empty Beach1985
Mystic RiverThe Empty Beach
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 4.9/10
Year20031985
Length2h 18m1h 25m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorClint EastwoodChris Thomson
Main castKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura LinneyJohn Wood, Bryan Brown, Nick Tate, Steve Rackman, Deborah Kennedy

Synopsis

Mystic River

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

The Empty Beach

Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marion, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face…

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