Came a Hot Friday vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Came a Hot Friday). Came a Hot Friday is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 56m. Came a Hot Friday is the older of the two (1985 against 1997). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Came a Hot Friday
Life Is Beautiful| Came a Hot Friday | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | New Zealand | Italy |
| Director | Ian Mune | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Marshall Napier, Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Came a Hot Friday
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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