Always Smile vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for Always Smile). Always Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 32m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Always Smile
The French Italian| Always Smile | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jason Park | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Jason Park, Min Keon Kim, Christopher Deon, Brandon Dunlap, Randy Reno | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Always Smile
Two homeless brothers find themselves at the heart of an unexpected and dangerous journey when they witness a crime that shakes the foundations of the city’s corrupt underbelly. These resilient siblings discover the true meaning of family.
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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