The Burning Plain vs The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for The Burning Plain). The Burning Plain is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 13m. The Burning Plain is the older of the two (2008 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Burning Plain posterThe Burning Plain2008 VS The Next Three Days posterThe Next Three Days2010
The Burning PlainThe Next Three Days
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.1/10
Year20082010
Length1h 51m2h 13m
GenresCrime, Drama, RomanceCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country––
DirectorGuillermo ArriagaPaul Haggis
Main castJohn Corbett, J. D. Pardo, Danny Pino, Robin Tunney, Charlize TheronJonathan Tucker, Lennie James, Jason Beghe, Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson

Synopsis

The Burning Plain

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?

The Next Three Days

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.

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