Shutter Island vs The Forgotten

Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for The Forgotten). The Forgotten is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 18m. The Forgotten is the older of the two (2004 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Shutter Island posterShutter Island2010 VS The Forgotten posterThe Forgotten2004
Shutter IslandThe Forgotten
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 5.9/10
Year20102004
Length2h 18m1h 31m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMartin ScorseseJoseph Ruben
Main castJoseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprioJessica Hecht, Gary Sinise, Dominic West, Linus Roache, Alfre Woodard

Synopsis

Shutter Island

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

The Forgotten

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.

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