The Candidate vs The Household

The Household has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Candidate). The Candidate is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 59m. The Candidate is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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The CandidateThe Household
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year20082025
Length1h 30m1h 59m
GenresThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country–Australia
DirectorKasper BarfoedLuke Shaw
Main castKim Bodnia, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, David Dencik, Ulf Pilgaard, Henrik PripLuke Shaw, Arna Reed, Dylan Guest

Synopsis

The Candidate

Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But nothing is what it appears to be, and the blackmail links back to his father's death under mysterious circumstances a year and a half earlier.

The Household

A documentary about two amateur filmmakers investigating a series of mysterious murders. They become entangled with a secret organization hiding a terrifying secret.

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