Forrest Gump vs Love for Beginners
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Love for Beginners). Love for Beginners is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2012). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Forrest Gump | Love for Beginners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Takeshi Furusawa |
| Main cast | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Kento Yamazaki, Tori Matsuzaka, Sho Aoyagi, Yumi Aso, Fumino Kimura |
Synopsis
Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Love for Beginners
Hibino Tsubaki is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki suffers from low self-esteem and isn't very comfortable styling her own hair. She also has a tendency to dress old-fashioned. She's teased at high school because of this. One day, popular male student Tsubaki Kyota targets Tsubaki for teasing. Tsubaki Kyota holds sway over the entire classroom and is quite a playboy. Inexplicably they fall in…
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