8 Minutes Idle vs The Family Plan 2
The Family Plan 2 has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for 8 Minutes Idle). 8 Minutes Idle is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 46m. 8 Minutes Idle is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8 Minutes Idle
The Family Plan 2| 8 Minutes Idle | The Family Plan 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy | Action, Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Simon Hewis | Simon Cellan Jones |
| Main cast | Tom Hughes, Ophelia Lovibond, Antonia Thomas, Paul Kaye, Luke Newberry | Kit Harington, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Michelle Monaghan, Van Crosby, Mark Wahlberg |
Synopsis
8 Minutes Idle
Based upon Matt Thorne's award-winning novel about life in a call centre, "Eight Minutes Idle" is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life 'on hold'! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that…
The Family Plan 2
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the crosshairs of an unexpected enemy.
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