Forrest Gump vs The Rum Diary
Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.9/10 for The Rum Diary). The Rum Diary is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2011). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forrest Gump
The Rum Diary| Forrest Gump | The Rum Diary | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 2h |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Bruce Robinson |
| Main cast | Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Amaury Nolasco, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi, Johnny Depp |
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 Rum Diary
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a…
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