Cousins vs Melinda and Melinda
Cousins has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Melinda and Melinda). Cousins is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 40m. Melinda and Melinda is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cousins
Melinda and Melinda| Cousins | Melinda and Melinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 23m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado | Woody Allen |
| Main cast | Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Denis Camargo, Eduarda Esteves | Josh Brolin, Amanda Peet, Chloë Sevigny, Jonny Lee Miller, Radha Mitchell |
Synopsis
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected…
Melinda and Melinda
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close…
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