Blue Moon vs Mona Lisa Smile
Blue Moon has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Mona Lisa Smile). Blue Moon is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 57m. Mona Lisa Smile is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Moon
Mona Lisa Smile| Blue Moon | Mona Lisa Smile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Mike Newell |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Patrick Kennedy, Andrew Scott, Andrew Bennett, David Rawle | Dominic West, John Slattery, Juliet Stevenson, Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst |
Synopsis
Blue Moon
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
Mona Lisa Smile
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
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