Forrest Gump vs Me Before You

Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.9/10 for Me Before You). Me Before You is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump1994 VS Me Before You posterMe Before You2016
Forrest GumpMe Before You
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.9/10
Year19942016
Length2h 22m1h 50m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceDrama, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorRobert ZemeckisThea Sharrock
Main castGary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon HoganBrendan Coyle, Emilia Clarke, Matthew Lewis, Joanna Lumley, Charles Dance

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.

Me Before You

A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures…

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