Mystic River vs The Girl Who Played with Fire

Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Girl Who Played with Fire). The Girl Who Played with Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Mystic River posterMystic River2003 VS The Girl Who Played with Fire posterThe Girl Who Played with Fire2009
Mystic RiverThe Girl Who Played with Fire
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 7.0/10
Year20032009
Length2h 18m2h 9m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaDenmark
DirectorClint EastwoodDaniel Alfredson
Main castKevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura LinneyAnnika Hallin, Reuben Sallmander, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Noomi Rapace

Synopsis

Mystic River

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

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

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