Big vs When in Rome
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.9/10 for When in Rome). When in Rome is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2010). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
When in Rome| Big | When in Rome | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Don Johnson, Danny DeVito |
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.
When in Rome
Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain of love. The coins attract unwanted attention from an assortment of odd yet ardent suitors: a sausage merchant, a street magician, an artist, and a male model. But when the best man from the wedding, persistent reporter Nick, throws his hat in the ring, Beth wonders if his love is the real…
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