Away We Go vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Away We Go). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 38m. Away We Go is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Away We Go
What We Wanted to Be| Away We Go | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Sam Mendes | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | John Krasinski, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine O'Hara | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
Synopsis
Away We Go
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they…
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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