Big Daddy vs Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Big Daddy). Big Daddy is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 1999). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Big Daddy posterBig Daddy1999 VS Life Is Beautiful posterLife Is Beautiful1997
Big DaddyLife Is Beautiful
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 8.4/10
Year19991997
Length1h 33m1h 56m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama
Country–Italy
DirectorDennis DuganRoberto Benigni
Main castCole Sprouse, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Peter DanteRoberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric

Synopsis

Big Daddy

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

Life Is Beautiful

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

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