Dreaming of Lions vs If Only
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for If Only). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 32m. If Only is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
If Only| Dreaming of Lions | If Only | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Gil Junger |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Babington, Graham Turner, Neville Phillips |
Synopsis
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
If Only
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
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