Forrest Gump vs The Reader
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for The Reader). The Reader is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2008). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forrest Gump
The Reader| Forrest Gump | The Reader | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Stephen Daldry |
| Main cast | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Lena Olin, Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara |
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.
The Reader
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
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