Hillbilly Elegy vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Hillbilly Elegy). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. Hillbilly Elegy is the older of the two (2020 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hillbilly Elegy | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Ron Howard | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Freida Pinto, Haley Bennett | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Hillbilly Elegy
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
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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