Bruised vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Bruised). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 9m. Bruised is the older of the two (2020 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bruised | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Halle Berry | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Halle Berry, Lela Loren, Danny Boyd Jr., Stephen McKinley Henderson, Shamier Anderson | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Bruised
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up…
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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