But I'm a Cheerleader vs Love's Second Act
Love's Second Act has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for But I'm a Cheerleader). But I'm a Cheerleader is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 30m. But I'm a Cheerleader is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| But I'm a Cheerleader | Love's Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jamie Babbit | Sam Irvin |
| Main cast | Dante Basco, Natasha Lyonne, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, Katharine Towne | Tilky Jones, J.P. Manoux, George Wendt, Ann Hagemann, Meredith VanCuyk |
Synopsis
But I'm a Cheerleader
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
Love's Second Act
Jamie is a filmmaker who needs inspiration to finish her screenplay after a studio buys the pitch. She finds it in ex-boyfriend, Nick, who still works at the small town movie theater where they both first fell in love.
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