Primal Fear vs Raising Cain
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for Raising Cain). Raising Cain is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 9m. Raising Cain is the older of the two (1992 against 1996). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
Raising Cain| Primal Fear | Raising Cain | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1992 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Brian De Palma |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | John Lithgow, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Lolita Davidovich, Gabrielle Carteris |
Synopsis
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Raising Cain
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
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