Eddie the Eagle vs Hector and the Search for Happiness
Eddie the Eagle has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Hector and the Search for Happiness). Eddie the Eagle is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 54m. Hector and the Search for Happiness is the older of the two (2014 against 2016). Both are adventure, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eddie the Eagle
Hector and the Search for Happiness| Eddie the Eagle | Hector and the Search for Happiness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dexter Fletcher | Peter Chelsom |
| Main cast | Mark Benton, Tim McInnerny, Christopher Walken, Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman | Ming Zhao, Rosamund Pike, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette, Jean Reno |
Synopsis
Eddie the Eagle
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive…
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