Possession vs The Lake House
The Lake House has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6/10 for Possession). The Lake House is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 42m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Possession
The Lake House| Possession | The Lake House | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neil LaBute | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth Paltrow | Dylan Walsh, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves |
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.
The Lake House
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
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