A Sad and Beautiful World vs It Could Happen to You
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for It Could Happen to You). It Could Happen to You is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 50m. It Could Happen to You is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
It Could Happen to You| A Sad and Beautiful World | It Could Happen to You | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Andrew Bergman |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Wendell Pierce, Richard Jenkins, Rosie Perez, Nicolas Cage, Isaac Hayes |
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.
It Could Happen to You
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
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