After the Storm vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for After the Storm). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. After the Storm is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
After the Storm
The French Italian| After the Storm | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Japan | United States of America |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Aju Makita, Hiroshi Abe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Yoko Maki, Lily Franky | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
After the Storm
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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