Bridget Jones's Diary vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Bridget Jones's Diary). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 37m. Bridget Jones's Diary is the older of the two (2001 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bridget Jones's Diary | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Sharon Maguire | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | James Callis, Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, Lisa Barbuscia, Charmian May | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
Synopsis
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly…
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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