How I Became a Superhero vs Southland Tales
How I Became a Superhero has the higher audience score (6.1/10 against 5.2/10 for Southland Tales). How I Became a Superhero is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 25m. Southland Tales is the older of the two (2007 against 2020). Both are comedy, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How I Became a Superhero
Southland Tales| How I Became a Superhero | Southland Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller | Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Douglas Attal | Richard Kelly |
| Main cast | Gilles Cohen, Camille Japy, Benoît Poelvoorde, Clovis Cornillac, Leïla Bekhti | Dwayne Johnson, Miranda Richardson, John Larroquette, Seann William Scott, Wood Harris |
Synopsis
How I Became a Superhero
Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere mortals. Lieutenants Moreau and Schaltzmann are investigating the case with the support of two ex-superheroes, Monte Carlo and Callista. They'll do whatever it takes to dismantle the traffic. But Moreau's past resurfaces, and the investigation becomes more complicated.
Southland Tales
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
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