Strange Circus vs The Scapular

The Scapular has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for Strange Circus). The Scapular is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 48m. The Scapular is the older of the two (1968 against 2005). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Strange Circus posterStrange Circus2005 VS The Scapular posterThe Scapular1968
Strange CircusThe Scapular
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20051968
Length1h 48m1h 25m
GenresDrama, Horror, MysteryDrama, Horror, Mystery
Country–Mexico
DirectorSion SonoServando González
Main castTomorowo Taguchi, Rie Kuwana, Masumi Miyazaki, Seiko Iwaido, Issei IshidaJorge Russek, Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Enrique Aguilar, Carlos Cardán

Synopsis

Strange Circus

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.

The Scapular

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

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