Flowers for Algernon vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Flowers for Algernon). Flowers for Algernon is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Flowers for Algernon is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flowers for Algernon
The French Italian| Flowers for Algernon | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jeff Bleckner | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Bonnie Bedelia, Gloria Slade | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
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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