Dinner with Friends vs I Wish
Dinner with Friends has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for I Wish). Dinner with Friends is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 7m. I Wish is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Dinner with Friends | I Wish | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Sasha Leigh Henry | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Main cast | Tattiawna Jones, Tymika Tafari, Alex Spencer, Izaak Smith, Andrew Bushell | Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Yui Natsukawa, Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki |
Synopsis
Dinner with Friends
After the parties, jobs, and hook-ups throughout their twenties and into their thirties, eight friends are trying to hold on to their group as they get older and life gets complicated. Over a series of dinners, the group deals with loyalty, loss, and an uncertain future as relationships shift and secrets are unraveled, with each dinner bringing its own dynamic-shifting announcement of reconciliation, unexpected relationships, and betrayal. The…
I Wish
Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
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