Strange Circus vs What Lies Beneath

Strange Circus has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.4/10 for What Lies Beneath). Strange Circus is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 10m. What Lies Beneath is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Strange Circus posterStrange Circus2005 VS What Lies Beneath posterWhat Lies Beneath2000
Strange CircusWhat Lies Beneath
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.4/10
Year20052000
Length1h 48m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Horror, MysteryDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorSion SonoRobert Zemeckis
Main castTomorowo Taguchi, Rie Kuwana, Masumi Miyazaki, Seiko Iwaido, Issei IshidaJames Remar, Miranda Otto, Harrison Ford, Wendy Crewson, Amber Valletta

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.

What Lies Beneath

When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.

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