Dreaming of Lions vs Shortcut to Happiness
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.6/10 for Shortcut to Happiness). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 42m. Shortcut to Happiness is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
Shortcut to Happiness| Dreaming of Lions | Shortcut to Happiness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Alec Baldwin |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Poehler |
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.
Shortcut to Happiness
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals…
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