A Sad and Beautiful World vs Somebody I Used to Know

A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.8/10 for Somebody I Used to Know). Somebody I Used to Know is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 50m. Somebody I Used to Know 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 posterA Sad and Beautiful World2025 VS Somebody I Used to Know posterSomebody I Used to Know2023
A Sad and Beautiful WorldSomebody I Used to Know
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 5.8/10
Year20252023
Length1h 50m1h 46m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryLebanon–
DirectorCyril ArisDave Franco
Main castCamille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino KaramKiersey Clemons, Alison Brie, Amy Sedaris, Jay Ellis, Danny Pudi

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.

Somebody I Used to Know

On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love, Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.

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