Boy vs Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Boy). Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2010). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boy
Forrest Gump| Boy | Forrest Gump | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taika Waititi | Robert Zemeckis |
| Main cast | Rachel House, Taika Waititi, Cohen Holloway, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
Synopsis
Boy
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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