Three Colors: Red vs Under the Sand

Three Colors: Red has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Under the Sand). Under the Sand is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 40m. Three Colors: Red is the older of the two (1994 against 2000). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Three Colors: Red posterThree Colors: Red1994 VS Under the Sand posterUnder the Sand2000
Three Colors: RedUnder the Sand
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year19942000
Length1h 40m1h 36m
GenresDrama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Mystery
CountryFrance–
DirectorKrzysztof KieślowskiFrançois Ozon
Main castJean-Pierre Lorit, Irène Jacob, Teco Celio, Samuel Le Bihan, Jean-Louis TrintignantCharlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart, Pierre Vernier

Synopsis

Three Colors: Red

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

Under the Sand

When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

Where to watch

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