Obsession vs Plainclothes
Plainclothes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.5/10 for Obsession). Plainclothes is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 20m. Obsession is the older of the two (1943 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Obsession
Plainclothes| Obsession | Plainclothes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1943 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Luchino Visconti | Carmen Emmi |
| Main cast | Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Vittorio Duse | Maria Dizzia, Tom Blyth, Gabe Fazio, Christian Cooke, Russell Tovey |
Synopsis
Obsession
Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Plainclothes
In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.
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