A Modern Affair vs Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for A Modern Affair). A Modern Affair is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 1996). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Modern Affair posterA Modern Affair1996 VS Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump1994
A Modern AffairForrest Gump
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year19961994
Length1h 30m2h 22m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country–United States of America
DirectorVern OakleyRobert Zemeckis
Main castCaroline Aaron, Robert Joy, J. Smith-Cameron, Stanley Tucci, Wesley AddyGary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Synopsis

A Modern Affair

A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the father, then falls in love. Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly…

Forrest Gump

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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