Dreaming of Lions vs The Next Best Thing
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.3/10 for The Next Best Thing). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 48m. The Next Best Thing is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
The Next Best Thing| Dreaming of Lions | The Next Best Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | John Schlesinger |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Neil Patrick Harris, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Josef Sommer, Madonna |
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.
The Next Best Thing
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
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