How to Deal vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.5/10 for How to Deal). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 39m. How to Deal is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How to Deal
What We Wanted to Be| How to Deal | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | Argentina |
| Director | Clare Kilner | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Charlotte Sullivan, Mary Catherine Garrison, Peter Gallagher, Dylan Baker, Allison Janney | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
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.
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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