Parasite vs The Vortex
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5/10 for The Vortex). The Vortex is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 2h 13m. Parasite is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Parasite
The Vortex| Parasite | The Vortex | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bong Joon Ho | Richard Zelniker |
| Main cast | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik | Jaina Lee Ortiz, Jamie McShane, Billy Gardell, Nick Gomez, Jeremy Luke |
Synopsis
Parasite
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
The Vortex
In 1980 Las Vegas, a Native Paiute cleaning lady enters a slots room at the MGM Grand Casino, setting off a chain of strange and unexplained events. Meanwhile, in-house comic Pete plays shrink to a host of colorful misfits while dodging mobsters and collectors. Struggling with a gambling addiction, he faces a life-altering decision that may determine his fate.
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