Primal Fear vs The Man on the Balcony
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for The Man on the Balcony). The Man on the Balcony is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 9m. The Man on the Balcony is the older of the two (1993 against 1996). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
The Man on the Balcony| Primal Fear | The Man on the Balcony | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Daniel Alfredson |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Ulf Friberg, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström, Kjell Bergqvist, Gösta Ekman |
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 Man on the Balcony
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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