Favorite Son vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.8/10 for Favorite Son). Favorite Son is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. Favorite Son is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Favorite Son
The French Italian| Favorite Son | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Howard Libov | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Pablo Schreiber, Connor Paolo, Ian Hyland, Richard Bekins, Kellie Overbey | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Favorite Son
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.
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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