A Sad and Beautiful World vs The Wackness
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.4/10 for The Wackness). The Wackness is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 50m. The Wackness is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
The Wackness| A Sad and Beautiful World | The Wackness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Jonathan Levine |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Method Man, Famke Janssen, Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Jane Adams |
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 Wackness
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
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