Prisoners vs Trainspotting

Prisoners and Trainspotting are tied on audience score (8.1/10). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 33m. Trainspotting is the older of the two (1996 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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PrisonersTrainspotting
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 8.0/10
Year20131996
Length2h 33m1h 34m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorDenis VilleneuveDanny Boyle
Main castDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence HowardPeter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle

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.

Trainspotting

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

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