Bread and Roses vs Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Bread and Roses). Bread and Roses is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2000). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bread and Roses
Forrest Gump| Bread and Roses | Forrest Gump | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ken Loach | Robert Zemeckis |
| Main cast | Lillian Hurst, Jack McGee, Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Monica Rivas | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
Synopsis
Bread and Roses
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener…
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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