Footloose vs Once
Once has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.6/10 for Footloose). Once is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 53m. Once is the older of the two (2007 against 2011). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Footloose
Once| Footloose | Once | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Craig Brewer | John Carney |
| Main cast | Kim Dickens, Dennis Quaid, Patrick John Flueger, Ray McKinnon, Miles Teller | Marcella Plunkett, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick |
Synopsis
Footloose
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.
Once
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.