American History X vs Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.3/10 for American History X). Dinner with Friends is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 59m. American History X is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

American History X posterAmerican History X1998 VS Dinner with Friends posterDinner with Friends2025
American History XDinner with Friends
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 10.0/10
Year19982025
Length1h 59m1h 36m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorTony KayeSasha Leigh Henry
Main castEthan Suplee, Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, Stacy Keach, Edward NortonTattiawna Jones, Tymika Tafari, Alex Spencer, Izaak Smith, Andrew Bushell

Synopsis

American History X

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep…

Dinner with Friends

After the parties, jobs, and hook-ups throughout their twenties and into their thirties, eight friends are trying to hold on to their group as they get older and life gets complicated. Over a series of dinners, the group deals with loyalty, loss, and an uncertain future as relationships shift and secrets are unraveled, with each dinner bringing its own dynamic-shifting announcement of reconciliation, unexpected relationships, and betrayal. The…

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