SPEC: Zero vs The Curse of Steptoe
SPEC: Zero has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.8/10 for The Curse of Steptoe). The Curse of Steptoe is the shorter watch at 1h 7m compared with 2h 18m. The Curse of Steptoe is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are drama, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
SPEC: Zero
The Curse of Steptoe| SPEC: Zero | The Curse of Steptoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 7m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie | Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Michael Samuels |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Erika Toda, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ryo Kase | Roger Allam, Rory Kinnear, Clare Higgins, Jason Isaacs, Burn Gorman |
Synopsis
SPEC: Zero
High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States…
The Curse of Steptoe
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.
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