Forrest Gump vs Rising High

Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Rising High). Rising High is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2020). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump1994 VS Rising High posterRising High2020
Forrest GumpRising High
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.6/10
Year19942020
Length2h 22m1h 34m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorRobert ZemeckisCüneyt Kaya
Main castGary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon HoganFrederick Lau, David Kross, José Barros, Janina Uhse, Uwe Preuss

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.

Rising High

Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.

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