Cocoon: The Return vs Poor Things
Poor Things has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for Cocoon: The Return). Cocoon: The Return is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 21m. Cocoon: The Return is the older of the two (1988 against 2023). Both are comedy, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cocoon: The Return
Poor Things| Cocoon: The Return | Poor Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Comedy, Science Fiction | Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Daniel Petrie | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Courteney Cox, Elaine Stritch, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg | Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Kathryn Hunter, Margaret Qualley |
Synopsis
Cocoon: The Return
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
Poor Things
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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