Empire Records vs Song for Marion

Song for Marion has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Empire Records). Empire Records is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 33m. Empire Records is the older of the two (1995 against 2012). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Empire Records posterEmpire Records1995 VS Song for Marion posterSong for Marion2012
Empire RecordsSong for Marion
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 6.8/10
Year19952012
Length1h 30m1h 33m
GenresComedy, Drama, Music, RomanceComedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country––
DirectorAllan MoylePaul Andrew Williams
Main castLiv Tyler, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell CaulfieldVanessa Redgrave, Christopher Eccleston, Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Anne Reid

Synopsis

Empire Records

The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.

Song for Marion

Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.

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