Being John Malkovich vs On Borrowed Time
Being John Malkovich and On Borrowed Time are tied on audience score (7.4/10). On Borrowed Time is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 53m. On Borrowed Time is the older of the two (1939 against 1999). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being John Malkovich
On Borrowed Time| Being John Malkovich | On Borrowed Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1939 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Spike Jonze | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Main cast | W. Earl Brown, Cameron Diaz, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Willie Garson | James Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel |
Synopsis
Being John Malkovich
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
On Borrowed Time
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra…
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