Frankie and Johnny vs Love Exposure
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for Frankie and Johnny). Frankie and Johnny is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 3h 57m. Frankie and Johnny is the older of the two (1991 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frankie and Johnny
Love Exposure| Frankie and Johnny | Love Exposure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 3h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Garry Marshall | Sion Sono |
| Main cast | Nathan Lane, Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Ele Keats, Sean O'Bryan | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka |
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.
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
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