Book Club vs Dreaming of Lions

Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for Book Club). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 44m. Book Club is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Book Club posterBook Club2018 VS Dreaming of Lions posterDreaming of Lions2025
Book ClubDreaming of Lions
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.8/10
Year20182025
Length1h 44m1h 25m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country––
DirectorBill HoldermanPaolo Marinou-Blanco
Main castMary Steenburgen, Don Johnson, Candice Bergen, Ed Begley Jr., Richard DreyfussDenise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro

Synopsis

Book Club

Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.

Dreaming of Lions

Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.

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