A Sad and Beautiful World vs Better Than Chocolate
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6/10 for Better Than Chocolate). Better Than Chocolate is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 50m. Better Than Chocolate is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Better Than Chocolate| A Sad and Beautiful World | Better Than Chocolate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | Canada |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Anne Wheeler |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Wendy Crewson, Peter Outerbridge, Marya Delver, Jay Brazeau, Tony Nappo |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
Better Than Chocolate
Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that…
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