Forrest Gump vs Monsieur Batignole
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Monsieur Batignole). Monsieur Batignole is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2002). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forrest Gump
Monsieur Batignole| Forrest Gump | Monsieur Batignole | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Gérard Jugnot |
| Main cast | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Gérard Jugnot, Daniel Martin, Philippe du Janerand, Alexia Portal, Jean-Paul Rouve |
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.
Monsieur Batignole
In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds…
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