American Fiction vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.3/10 for American Fiction). Life Is Beautiful is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 1h 57m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Fiction
Life Is Beautiful| American Fiction | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | Italy |
| Director | Cord Jefferson | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, John Ales | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
American Fiction
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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