Primal Fear vs The Salton Sea
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for The Salton Sea). The Salton Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Primal Fear | The Salton Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | D.J. Caruso |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Goldberg, Val Kilmer, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia |
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 Salton Sea
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
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