Dance of the Living vs The French Italian

The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Dance of the Living). The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dance of the Living posterDance of the Living2026 VS The French Italian posterThe French Italian2024
Dance of the LivingThe French Italian
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20262024
Length1h 32m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–United States of America
DirectorJosé Ángel Alayón DévoraRachel Wolther
Main castYazmina Estupiñan, Tomasín Padrón, Inés Cano, Sara Cano, Aridany PérezJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son

Synopsis

Dance of the Living

On the arid island of Fuerteventura, Miguel and his daughter Mariana struggle to move forward after his wife’s death, a loss that has set them adrift. Traditional wrestling is all they know, their way of making a place in the world. But Miguel’s body is failing him, and Mariana’s anger is pushing her to break the rules. As the championship final approaches, father and daughter find themselves on uncertain ground, searching for a way back to…

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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