American Beauty vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for American Beauty). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. American Beauty is the older of the two (1999 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Beauty
The French Italian| American Beauty | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Sam Mendes | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Scott Bakula, Wes Bentley, John Cho, Chris Cooper, Kevin Spacey | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
American Beauty
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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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