Desperate But Not Serious vs My Week with Maisy

My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Desperate But Not Serious). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 34m. Desperate But Not Serious is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Desperate But Not Serious posterDesperate But Not Serious2000 VS My Week with Maisy posterMy Week with Maisy2024
Desperate But Not SeriousMy Week with Maisy
Audience score★ 4.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20002024
Length1h 34m18m
GenresComedyComedy, Drama
Country––
DirectorBill FishmanMika Simmons
Main castPatton Oswalt, John Corbett, Paget Brewster, Christine Taylor, Claudia SchifferMyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher

Synopsis

Desperate But Not Serious

Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and the wedding is in L.A. Lily is therefore forced to enlist the aid of her friend Frances, an unrepentant party girl who has the L.A. nightclub scene wired. Their plans are completely derailed when they…

My Week with Maisy

Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope.

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