The Little Stranger vs The Wailing

The Wailing has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.7/10 for The Little Stranger). The Little Stranger is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 36m. The Wailing is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Little Stranger posterThe Little Stranger2018 VS The Wailing posterThe Wailing2016
The Little StrangerThe Wailing
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 7.4/10
Year20182016
Length1h 51m2h 36m
GenresHorror, MysteryHorror, Mystery
CountryIreland–
DirectorLenny AbrahamsonNa Hong-jin
Main castRuth Wilson, Harry Hadden-Paton, Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Will PoulterCho Han-cheul, Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-min, Kim Ki-cheon, Kwak Do-won

Synopsis

The Little Stranger

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?

The Wailing

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

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