Mystic River vs The Manchurian Candidate
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for The Manchurian Candidate). The Manchurian Candidate is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mystic River
The Manchurian Candidate| Mystic River | The Manchurian Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney | Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight |
Synopsis
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
The Manchurian Candidate
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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