High School Musical vs The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 6.5/10 for High School Musical). The Color of Friendship is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 38m. The Color of Friendship is the older of the two (2000 against 2006). Both are drama, family, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| High School Musical | The Color of Friendship | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, TV Movie | Drama, Family, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kenny Ortega | Kevin Hooks |
| Main cast | Lucas Grabeel, Chris Warren, Ashley Tisdale, Irene Santiago, Vanessa Hudgens | Penny Johnson Jerald, Carl Lumbly, Travis Kyle Davis, Shadia Simmons, Anthony Burnett |
Synopsis
High School Musical
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
The Color of Friendship
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black…
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