Forgiveness Girl vs Shame
Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Shame). Shame is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 51m. Shame is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forgiveness Girl
Shame| Forgiveness Girl | Shame | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Rob Diamond | Steve McQueen |
| Main cast | Walter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman | Michael Fassbender, James Badge Dale, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters |
Synopsis
Forgiveness Girl
A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.
Shame
Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.
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