A Midsummer Night's Dream vs Big
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.4/10 for A Midsummer Night's Dream). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 56m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 1999). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Hoffman | Penny Marshall |
| Main cast | Bill Irwin, Gregory Jbara, Dominic West, Rupert Everett, Kevin Kline | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins |
Synopsis
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
Big
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
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