Primal Fear vs The Dinner
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 4.5/10 for The Dinner). The Dinner is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Richard Gere, Laura Linney.
Primal Fear
The Dinner| Primal Fear | The Dinner | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 4.5/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Oren Moverman |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Adepero Oduye, Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Coogan |
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.
The Dinner
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.
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