The Secret in Their Eyes vs The Watcher

The Secret in Their Eyes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.1/10 for The Watcher). The Watcher is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 10m. The Watcher is the older of the two (2000 against 2009). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Secret in Their Eyes posterThe Secret in Their Eyes2009 VS The Watcher posterThe Watcher2000
The Secret in Their EyesThe Watcher
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 5.1/10
Year20092000
Length2h 10m1h 36m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Romance, ThrillerMystery, Thriller
CountryArgentina–
DirectorJuan José CampanellaJoe Charbanic
Main castJavier Godino, Pablo Rago, Ricardo Darín, Guillermo Francella, Soledad VillamilErnie Hudson, Joseph Sikora, James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei

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 Watcher

FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new hometown becomes the setting for some particularly gruesome murders--murders that could only have been committed by one man: David Allen Griffin. One of Joel's most elusive and cunning nemeses, Griffin has followed…

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