The Good German vs The Other Man

The Good German has the higher audience score (5.8/10 against 5.4/10 for The Other Man). The Other Man is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 48m. The Good German is the older of the two (2006 against 2008). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Good German posterThe Good German2006 VS The Other Man posterThe Other Man2008
The Good GermanThe Other Man
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 5.4/10
Year20062008
Length1h 48m1h 30m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, WarDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorSteven SoderberghRichard Eyre
Main castLeland Orser, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Dave Power, Tobey MaguirePaterson Joseph, Emma Fielding, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas

Synopsis

The Good German

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

The Other Man

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

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