A Mother's Confession vs My Own Private Idaho

A Mother's Confession has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for My Own Private Idaho). My Own Private Idaho is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 53m. My Own Private Idaho is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Mother's Confession posterA Mother's Confession2025 VS My Own Private Idaho posterMy Own Private Idaho1991
A Mother's ConfessionMy Own Private Idaho
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.1/10
Year20251991
Length1h 53m1h 44m
GenresCrime, DramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMaya TableGus Van Sant
Main castCiera Angelia, Raymond Seay, George Murray Jr., Brandon McGee, Keon BlackKeanu Reeves, Udo Kier, Flea, Mickey Cottrell, Grace Zabriskie

Synopsis

A Mother's Confession

When a gang shooting leaves her son in a coma, a single mother grapples with faith and morality as she seeks vengeance against the perpetrator.

My Own Private Idaho

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

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