California Schemin' vs Rags
Rags has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6/10 for California Schemin'). Rags is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 47m. Rags is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| California Schemin' | Rags | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, TV Movie |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | James McAvoy | Bille Woodruff |
| Main cast | James Corden, David Witts, James McAvoy, Samuel Bottomley, Amber Anderson | Isaiah Mustafa, Drake Bell, Keke Palmer, Burkely Duffield, Zak Santiago |
Synopsis
California Schemin'
In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and…
Rags
Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly…
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