Brave the Dark vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Brave the Dark). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Brave the Dark | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Damian Harris | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Jared Harris, Tobias Segal, Nicholas Hamilton, Jamie Harris, Martin Jarvis | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Brave the Dark
When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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