Columbus vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Columbus). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Columbus is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Columbus | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Kogonada | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes, John Cho, Rory Culkin, Haley Lu Richardson | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Columbus
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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