Badak vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Badak). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Badak | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Singapore | United States of America |
| Director | Raihan Halim | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Wan Hanafi Su, Shaheizy Sam, Aida Amron, Hon Kahoe, Tony Eusoff | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Badak
A deaf single dad's life with his daughter changes when she becomes a hip-hop star. Meanwhile, another father faces ongoing challenges communicating with his deaf son.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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