Primal Fear vs True Story
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for True Story). True Story is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2015). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
True Story| Primal Fear | True Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Rupert Goold |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Gretchen Mol, Maria Dizzia, Betty Gilpin, Ethan Suplee, James Franco |
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.
True Story
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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