Polytechnique vs Prisoners
Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 33m. Polytechnique is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Polytechnique
Prisoners| Polytechnique | Prisoners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette | Dylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard |
Synopsis
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
Prisoners
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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