Shutter Island vs The Professor and the Madman
Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for The Professor and the Madman). The Professor and the Madman is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 18m. Shutter Island is the older of the two (2010 against 2019). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shutter Island
The Professor and the Madman| Shutter Island | The Professor and the Madman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Farhad Safinia |
| Main cast | Joseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd |
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 Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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