Crazy Heart vs Ruth & Boaz
Ruth & Boaz has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.9/10 for Crazy Heart). Ruth & Boaz is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 52m. Crazy Heart is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Crazy Heart
Ruth & Boaz| Crazy Heart | Ruth & Boaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Scott Cooper | Alanna Brown |
| Main cast | Jeff Bridges, Ryan Bingham, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Tom Bower | Gregory Alan Williams, Phylicia Rashād, Jim Gleason, Tyler Lepley, Walnette Marie Santiago |
Synopsis
Crazy Heart
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
Ruth & Boaz
A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.
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