Primal Fear vs State of Play
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.8/10 for State of Play). State of Play is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2009). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
State of Play| Primal Fear | State of Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | David Harbour, Harry Lennix, Robin Wright, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren |
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.
State of Play
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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