Hector and the Search for Happiness vs Transamerica
Transamerica has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.7/10 for Hector and the Search for Happiness). Transamerica is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 54m. Transamerica is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are adventure, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hector and the Search for Happiness | Transamerica | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Chelsom | Duncan Tucker |
| Main cast | Ming Zhao, Rosamund Pike, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette, Jean Reno | Carrie Preston, Stella Maeve, Felicity Huffman, Raynor Scheine, Kevin Zegers |
Synopsis
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive…
Transamerica
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
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