Everything Is Illuminated vs Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Everything Is Illuminated). Everything Is Illuminated is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2005). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Everything Is Illuminated
Forrest Gump| Everything Is Illuminated | Forrest Gump | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Liev Schreiber | Robert Zemeckis |
| Main cast | Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin, Jana Hrabětova, Jonathan Safran Foer | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
Synopsis
Everything Is Illuminated
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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