The Good Boy vs The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Good Boy has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Killing of a Sacred Deer). The Good Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 1m. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Good Boy | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jan Komasa | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Stephen Graham, Anson Boon, Andrea Riseborough, Savannah Steyn, Jessica Johnson | Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy |
Synopsis
The Good Boy
Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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