Piercing vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.7/10 for Piercing). Piercing is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. Piercing is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Piercing
The Ghost| Piercing | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nicolas Pesce | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Wendell Pierce, Maria Dizzia, Marin Ireland, Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
Synopsis
Piercing
After kissing his wife and baby goodbye for a seemingly normal business trip, Reed checks himself into a hotel room to accomplish something he’s always dreamed of: the perfect murder. As his sinister plans unfold, he soon realizes he might be in over his head with a mysteriously unhinged call girl named Jackie.
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
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