Dreaming of Lions vs Volver
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.5/10 for Volver). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 1m. Volver is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
Volver| Dreaming of Lions | Volver | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Carmen Maura, Penélope Cruz, María Alfonsa Rosso, Chus Lampreave, Antonio de la Torre |
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.
Volver
Raimunda, a working-class woman living in Madrid, is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that killed her parents in her native village in La Mancha. Raimunda's life is further complicated when her deceased mother, Irene, returns as a ghost to resolve unfinished family business, including a murder and other buried truths.
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