Being John Smith vs Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Being John Smith). Being John Smith is the shorter watch at 27m compared with 1h 33m. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are comedy, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being John Smith
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond| Being John Smith | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2017 |
| Length | 27m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Documentary | Comedy, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Smith | Chris Smith |
| Main cast | – | Judd Hirsch, Paul Giamatti, Carol Kane, Danny DeVito, Jim Carrey |
Synopsis
Being John Smith
Being John Smith is a deceptively wry and deeply felt work by the English avant-garde legend, in which Smith reflects on his life and career by way of his generic name, grappling with his own mortality and legacy, through a minimal, unassuming deployment of text, image, and voice.
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Where to watch
Where to watch Being John SmithWhere to watch Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
More like Being John Smith · More like Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · Compare other titles