Great Expectations vs Sing Street

Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for Great Expectations). Sing Street is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 51m. Great Expectations is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Great Expectations posterGreat Expectations1998 VS Sing Street posterSing Street2016
Great ExpectationsSing Street
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.9/10
Year19982016
Length1h 51m1h 45m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country––
DirectorAlfonso CuarónJohn Carney
Main castEthan Hawke, Kim Dickens, Robert De Niro, Hank Azaria, Chris CooperAidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy

Synopsis

Great Expectations

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Sing Street

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

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