A Sad and Beautiful World vs Happiness for Beginners
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.1/10 for Happiness for Beginners). Happiness for Beginners is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 50m. Happiness for Beginners is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Happiness for Beginners| A Sad and Beautiful World | Happiness for Beginners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Vicky Wight |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Luke Grimes, Gus Birney, Alexander Koch, Blythe Danner, Ellie Kemper |
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.
Happiness for Beginners
At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.
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