The Secret in Their Eyes vs The Ugly
The Secret in Their Eyes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.1/10 for The Ugly). The Ugly is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 10m. The Secret in Their Eyes is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Ugly| The Secret in Their Eyes | The Ugly | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Argentina | – |
| Director | Juan José Campanella | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Main cast | Javier Godino, Pablo Rago, Ricardo Darín, Guillermo Francella, Soledad Villamil | Im Sung-jae, Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Jeong-min, Lee Hyun-kyun, Park Myung-shin |
Synopsis
The Secret in Their Eyes
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
The Ugly
One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
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