The Hands of Orlac vs The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 4.4/10 for The Hands of Orlac). The Poughkeepsie Tapes is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 35m. The Hands of Orlac is the older of the two (1960 against 2007). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Hands of Orlac
The Poughkeepsie Tapes| The Hands of Orlac | The Poughkeepsie Tapes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.4/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Crime, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edmond T. Gréville | John Erick Dowdle |
| Main cast | Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Mel Ferrer, Felix Aylmer, Dany Carrel | Ivar Brogger, Stacy Chbosky, Iris Bahr, Ben Messmer, Lou George |
Synopsis
The Hands of Orlac
A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
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