House of Sand and Fog vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for House of Sand and Fog). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. House of Sand and Fog is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
House of Sand and Fog
The French Italian| House of Sand and Fog | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Vadim Perelman | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Frances Fisher, Navi Rawat, Jennifer Connelly, Kim Dickens, Shohreh Aghdashloo | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
House of Sand and Fog
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they…
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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