Band on the Run vs On a String
On a String has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6/10 for Band on the Run). On a String is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 28m. Band on the Run is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Band on the Run
On a String| Band on the Run | On a String | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jeff Hupp | Isabel Hagen |
| Main cast | Larry Bagby, Matt Perl, Dylan Randazzo, Landon Taverniér, Daniel Blair | Eric Bogosian, Dylan Baker, Frederick Weller, Charlie Ray, Jamie Lee |
Synopsis
Band on the Run
At the height of the Detroit Garage Rock movement in 1999, a wheelchair-bound father, his musician son and his band bond on a raucous road trip as they war with a rival band on the way to the South by Southwest festival.
On a String
A young, Juilliard-trained violist is still living at home with her parents in the heart of NYC, while trying to make a living playing gigs with her friends in the homes of strangers.
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