Broken Flowers vs Waking the Dead

Broken Flowers has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Waking the Dead). Waking the Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 46m. Waking the Dead is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Broken Flowers posterBroken Flowers2005 VS Waking the Dead posterWaking the Dead2000
Broken FlowersWaking the Dead
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.1/10
Year20052000
Length1h 46m1h 45m
GenresComedy, Drama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Mystery, Romance
Country––
DirectorJim JarmuschKeith Gordon
Main castChris Bauer, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Chloë SevignyMolly Parker, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Sandra Oh, Hal Holbrook

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.

Waking the Dead

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

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