Belle vs The French Italian

The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Belle). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Belle is the older of the two (2013 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Belle posterBelle2013 VS The French Italian posterThe French Italian2024
BelleThe French Italian
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20132024
Length1h 45m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–United States of America
DirectorAmma AsanteRachel Wolther
Main castPenelope Wilton, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sam Reid, Miranda RichardsonJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son

Synopsis

Belle

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

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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