Broken Flowers vs Possession
Broken Flowers has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6/10 for Possession). Possession is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 46m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Broken Flowers
Possession| Broken Flowers | Possession | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jim Jarmusch | Neil LaBute |
| Main cast | Chris Bauer, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Chloë Sevigny | Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth Paltrow |
Synopsis
Broken Flowers
Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.
Possession
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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