Origin vs Shame
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Shame). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 1h 42m. Shame is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Origin
Shame| Origin | Shame | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2011 |
| Length | 5m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joby Stephens | Steve McQueen |
| Main cast | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings | Michael Fassbender, James Badge Dale, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters |
Synopsis
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.
Shame
Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.