Bugonia vs Zola
Bugonia has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for Zola). Zola is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 59m. Zola is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bugonia
Zola| Bugonia | Zola | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction | Comedy, Crime |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yorgos Lanthimos | Janicza Bravo |
| Main cast | Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Alicia Silverstone, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias | Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Riley Keough, Taylour Paige, Jason Mitchell |
Synopsis
Bugonia
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Zola
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.