Big vs High School Musical
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.5/10 for High School Musical). High School Musical is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2006). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
High School Musical| Big | High School Musical | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Kenny Ortega |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Lucas Grabeel, Chris Warren, Ashley Tisdale, Irene Santiago, Vanessa Hudgens |
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.
High School Musical
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
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