Cocktail vs Single on the 25th
Single on the 25th has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Cocktail). Single on the 25th is the shorter watch at 1h 24m 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
Single on the 25th| Cocktail | Single on the 25th | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Roger Donaldson | Jonathan Wright |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Shue, James Eckhouse, Kelly Lynch, Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown | Lyndsy Fonseca, Ellen David, Marcel Jeannin, Elizabeth Neale, Teneisha Collins |
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.
Single on the 25th
After Nell’s family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, she decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own — and crosses paths with her neighbor, who is “happily unattached.”
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