Prisoners vs Traffic

Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for Traffic). Traffic is the shorter watch at 2h 27m compared with 2h 33m. Traffic is the older of the two (2000 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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PrisonersTraffic
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 7.1/10
Year20132000
Length2h 33m2h 27m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDenis VilleneuveSteven Soderbergh
Main castDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence HowardDon Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Erika Christensen, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Synopsis

Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

Traffic

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy…

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