A Dog's Will vs On Borrowed Time
A Dog's Will has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.5/10 for On Borrowed Time). On Borrowed Time is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 44m. On Borrowed Time is the older of the two (1939 against 2000). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Dog's Will
On Borrowed Time| A Dog's Will | On Borrowed Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1939 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Brazil | – |
| Director | Guel Arraes | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Main cast | Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela | James Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel |
Synopsis
A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
On Borrowed Time
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra…
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