Baby Boy vs Young Adam
Baby Boy has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.8/10 for Young Adam). Young Adam is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 10m. Baby Boy is the older of the two (2001 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Baby Boy
Young Adam| Baby Boy | Young Adam | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | John Singleton | David Mackenzie |
| Main cast | Juanita Jennings, Taraji P. Henson, Ving Rhames, Mo'Nique, Snoop Dogg | Peter Mullan, Ewan McGregor, Emily Mortimer, Ewan Stewart, Tilda Swinton |
Synopsis
Baby Boy
The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
Young Adam
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
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