Frankie and Johnny vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Frankie and Johnny). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 58m. Frankie and Johnny is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frankie and Johnny
What We Wanted to Be| Frankie and Johnny | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Garry Marshall | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Nathan Lane, Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Ele Keats, Sean O'Bryan | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
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.
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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