Goon vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Goon). Goon is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Goon
Life Is Beautiful| Goon | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Canada | Italy |
| Director | Michael Dowse | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Kim Coates, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Nicholas Campbell, Seann William Scott | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Goon
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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