Fences vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Fences). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 19m. Fences is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fences
The French Italian| Fences | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Denzel Washington | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Fences
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
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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