Band on the Run vs The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6/10 for Band on the Run). Band on the Run is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 40m. 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
The Ballad of Wallis Island| Band on the Run | The Ballad of Wallis Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jeff Hupp | James Griffiths |
| Main cast | Larry Bagby, Matt Perl, Dylan Randazzo, Landon Taverniér, Daniel Blair | Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Tom Basden, Steve Marsh |
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.
The Ballad of Wallis Island
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.
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