Gran Torino vs The French Italian

The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Gran Torino). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Gran Torino is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gran Torino posterGran Torino2008 VS The French Italian posterThe French Italian2024
Gran TorinoThe French Italian
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20082024
Length1h 56m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorClint EastwoodRachel Wolther
Main castClint Eastwood, Brian Howe, John Carroll Lynch, Scott Eastwood, Brian HaleyJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son

Synopsis

Gran Torino

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

The French Italian

Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…

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