Holding the Man vs The Secret Life of Jim
The Secret Life of Jim has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Holding the Man). The Secret Life of Jim is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 2h 8m. Holding the Man is the older of the two (2015 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Holding the Man
The Secret Life of Jim| Holding the Man | The Secret Life of Jim | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neil Armfield | Emmet Kelly |
| Main cast | Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Corr | Aidan Jordan, Emmet Kelly, Sarah Carroll, Gerry Cannon |
Synopsis
Holding the Man
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
The Secret Life of Jim
Nick tries desperately to have one more real moment with his father Jim who suffers from Alzheimer disease.
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