The Bogus Policeman vs The Thieves
The Bogus Policeman has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for The Thieves). The Bogus Policeman is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 15m. The Bogus Policeman is the older of the two (1967 against 2012). Both are action, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Bogus Policeman
The Thieves| The Bogus Policeman | The Thieves | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1967 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Satsuo Yamamoto | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Main cast | Shintarō Katsu, Shirō Ōsaka, Yūnosuke Itō, Michiko Sugata, Daisuke Katō | Lee Jung-jae, Gianna Jun, Ju Jin-mo, Ye Su-jeong, Kim Yun-seok |
Synopsis
The Bogus Policeman
Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismissed the force when his pistol is stolen while doing one of his good deeds. He saves a child from drowning, restores it to his mother, then finds that someone has run off with his gun and later uses it to kill. Then he breaks up a group of hoodlums attacking a young girl named Mieko, and the police, his former friends, deciding he has gone too…
The Thieves
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
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