Father’s Chair vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Father’s Chair). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. Father’s Chair is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Father’s Chair
The French Italian| Father’s Chair | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Luciano Moura | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Lima Duarte, Luisa Arraes, Edmilson Cordeiro, Gabrielle Lopes | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Father’s Chair
Theo is living the good life in an upscale Brazilian neighborhood. He’s a hardworking doctor, husband, and father. However, Theo has chosen his career over his family, and little by little he discovers that his world is crumbling around him. His beloved mentor and surrogate father is dying, and his wife announces that she wants a divorce. Yet nothing prepares him for the day when he comes home to discover that his 15-year-old son, Pedro, has…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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