Goon vs Rent Free
Rent Free has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.4/10 for Goon). Goon is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. Goon is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Goon
Rent Free| Goon | Rent Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Michael Dowse | Fernando Andrés |
| Main cast | Kim Coates, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Nicholas Campbell, Seann William Scott | Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Frank Mosley, Lorelei Linklater, Temple Baker |
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.
Rent Free
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.