A Sad and Beautiful World vs Persuasion
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6/10 for Persuasion). Persuasion is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 50m. Persuasion is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Sad and Beautiful World | Persuasion | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Carrie Cracknell |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Edward Bluemel, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Dakota Johnson |
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.
Persuasion
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
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