A Sad and Beautiful World vs The Idea of You
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Idea of You). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 56m. The Idea of You is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
The Idea of You| A Sad and Beautiful World | The Idea of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Michael Showalter |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Reid Scott, Anne Hathaway, Annie Mumolo, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin |
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 Idea of You
40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
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