Frankie and Johnny vs La La Land
La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Frankie and Johnny). Frankie and Johnny is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 9m. Frankie and Johnny is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Frankie and Johnny | La La Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Garry Marshall | Damien Chazelle |
| Main cast | Nathan Lane, Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Ele Keats, Sean O'Bryan | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno |
Synopsis
Frankie and Johnny
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
La La Land
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
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