Footloose vs Walk the Line
Walk the Line has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Footloose). Footloose is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 16m. Walk the Line is the older of the two (2005 against 2011). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Footloose | Walk the Line | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Craig Brewer | James Mangold |
| Main cast | Kim Dickens, Dennis Quaid, Patrick John Flueger, Ray McKinnon, Miles Teller | Robert Patrick, Tyler Hilton, Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Ellis Lafferty |
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.
Walk the Line
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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