Raising Cain vs The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.1/10 for Raising Cain). Raising Cain is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 38m. Raising Cain is the older of the two (1992 against 2011). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Raising Cain posterRaising Cain1992 VS The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo posterThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
Raising CainThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 7.4/10
Year19922011
Length1h 32m2h 38m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorBrian De PalmaDavid Fincher
Main castJohn Lithgow, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Lolita Davidovich, Gabrielle CarterisGeraldine James, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig

Synopsis

Raising Cain

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

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