Cry-Baby vs The Love Hypothesis

The Love Hypothesis has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Cry-Baby). Cry-Baby is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 52m. Cry-Baby is the older of the two (1990 against 2026). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cry-Baby posterCry-Baby1990 VS The Love Hypothesis posterThe Love Hypothesis2026
Cry-BabyThe Love Hypothesis
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 8.1/10
Year19902026
Length1h 25m1h 52m
GenresComedy, RomanceComedy, Romance
Country–United States of America
DirectorJohn WatersClaire Scanlon
Main castMink Stole, Ricki Lake, Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, Traci LordsLili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Jaboukie Young-White, Nicholas Duvernay

Synopsis

Cry-Baby

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

The Love Hypothesis

Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

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