Heatwave vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Heatwave). Heatwave is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Heatwave is the older of the two (1982 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heatwave
The French Italian| Heatwave | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Australia | United States of America |
| Director | Phillip Noyce | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Judy Davis, Peter Hehir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gillian Jones | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Heatwave
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
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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