Challengers vs Minamahal
Minamahal has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for Challengers). Minamahal is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 12m. Challengers is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Challengers
Minamahal| Challengers | Minamahal | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Luca Guadagnino | Jason Paul Laxamana |
| Main cast | Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Darnell Appling, Bryan Doo | Marnie Lapus, Phoebe Walker, Phoebe Villamor, Andres Muhlach, Ashtine Olviga |
Synopsis
Challengers
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
Minamahal
An introverted high school flower enthusiast tries to win the affection of a love-hating visual artist by giving her flowers during key moments of her life. The movie follows their on-and-off friendship and romance from high school up until college, when the realities of life begin to unfold.
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