Cocktail vs Dreaming of Lions
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Cocktail). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 44m. Cocktail is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cocktail
Dreaming of Lions| Cocktail | Dreaming of Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Roger Donaldson | Paolo Marinou-Blanco |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Shue, James Eckhouse, Kelly Lynch, Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro |
Synopsis
Cocktail
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
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