If you loved Once Upon a Time in America, try Memories of Murder

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Once Upon a Time in America, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Memories of Murder is

Rural South Korea, 1980s, rain-soaked fields. A small province is terrorized by a serial killer, three detectives clash. Bong's procedural patience makes the chaos more unsettling.

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