Aftersun vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Aftersun). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. Aftersun is the older of the two (2022 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Aftersun
The French Italian| Aftersun | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Charlotte Wells | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Spike Fearn, Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal, Brooklyn Toulson, Celia Rowlson-Hall | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Aftersun
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
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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