Origin vs The Lower Depths
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Lower Depths). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 2h 5m. The Lower Depths is the older of the two (1957 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Origin | The Lower Depths | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1957 |
| Length | 5m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama |
| Country | GB | – |
| Director | Joby Stephens | Akira Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings | Isuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yū Fujiki, Toshirō Mifune, Eijirō Tōno |
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.
The Lower Depths
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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