Big vs Cool Kids Don't Cry
Cool Kids Don't Cry has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Big). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 45m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2012). Both are drama, family, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Cool Kids Don't Cry| Big | Cool Kids Don't Cry | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Family, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Dennis Bots |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Johanna ter Steege, Eva van der Gucht, Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston |
Synopsis
Big
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.
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