A Sad and Beautiful World vs The First Time
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7/10 for The First Time). The First Time is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 50m. The First Time is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
The First Time| A Sad and Beautiful World | The First Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Jon Kasdan |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Joshua Malina, Christine Taylor, Matthew Fahey, Dylan O'Brien, Britt Robertson |
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.
The First Time
A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
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