Beginnings vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Beginnings). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beginnings
The French Italian| Beginnings | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Belgium | United States of America |
| Director | Jeanette Nordahl | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | David Dencik, Trine Dyrholm, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Bjørk Storm Engelshardt Kirkegaard, Luna Fuglsang Svelmøe | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Beginnings
Ane and Thomas are in the middle of a divorce - when Ane suddenly suffers a stroke. They decide to stay together until Ane gets back on her feet, but as she struggles to return to life, love manifests where they least expected it.
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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