As Good as It Gets vs Sing Street
Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). Sing Street is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
As Good as It Gets
Sing Street| As Good as It Gets | Sing Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James L. Brooks | John Carney |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy |
Synopsis
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat…
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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