The Girl Who Played with Fire vs The Man on the Balcony

The Girl Who Played with Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.1/10 for The Man on the Balcony). The Man on the Balcony is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 9m. The Man on the Balcony is the older of the two (1993 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Girl Who Played with Fire posterThe Girl Who Played with Fire2009 VS The Man on the Balcony posterThe Man on the Balcony1993
The Girl Who Played with FireThe Man on the Balcony
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 6.1/10
Year20091993
Length2h 9m1h 31m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryDenmark–
DirectorDaniel AlfredsonDaniel Alfredson
Main castAnnika Hallin, Reuben Sallmander, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Noomi RapaceUlf Friberg, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström, Kjell Bergqvist, Gösta Ekman

Synopsis

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

The Man on the Balcony

A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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