Being John Malkovich vs Shortcut to Happiness
Being John Malkovich has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.6/10 for Shortcut to Happiness). Shortcut to Happiness is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 53m. Being John Malkovich is the older of the two (1999 against 2007). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being John Malkovich
Shortcut to Happiness| Being John Malkovich | Shortcut to Happiness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Spike Jonze | Alec Baldwin |
| Main cast | W. Earl Brown, Cameron Diaz, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Willie Garson | Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Poehler |
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.
Shortcut to Happiness
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals…
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