A Sad and Beautiful World vs The Wedding Banquet

A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.2/10 for The Wedding Banquet). The Wedding Banquet is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 50m. Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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A Sad and Beautiful WorldThe Wedding Banquet
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20252025
Length1h 50m1h 43m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryLebanon–
DirectorCyril ArisAndrew Ahn
Main castCamille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino KaramJoan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung, Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran

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 Wedding Banquet

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

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