Drumline vs The Inspector General
Drumline has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.6/10 for The Inspector General). The Inspector General is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 58m. The Inspector General is the older of the two (1949 against 2002). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Drumline
The Inspector General| Drumline | The Inspector General | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1949 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Charles Stone III | Henry Koster |
| Main cast | Earl Poitier, Orlando Jones, Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldaña, Leonard Roberts | Danny Kaye, George Davis, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester |
Synopsis
Drumline
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
The Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
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