Possession vs Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for Possession). Possession is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 52m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Possession
Silence of the Sea| Possession | Silence of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neil LaBute | Setsuro Wakamatsu |
| Main cast | Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth Paltrow | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano |
Synopsis
Possession
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
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