How to Deal vs Love Exposure
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.5/10 for How to Deal). How to Deal is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 3h 57m. How to Deal is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How to Deal
Love Exposure| How to Deal | Love Exposure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 3h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | Japan |
| Director | Clare Kilner | Sion Sono |
| Main cast | Charlotte Sullivan, Mary Catherine Garrison, Peter Gallagher, Dylan Baker, Allison Janney | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka |
Synopsis
How to Deal
Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her mother is divorcing her father who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her crazed sister is planning a wedding but has second thoughts and her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time leaving Halley to feel even more alone.
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
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