I Can Only Imagine vs La La Land
La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for I Can Only Imagine). I Can Only Imagine is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 9m. La La Land is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Can Only Imagine
La La Land| I Can Only Imagine | La La Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Damien Chazelle |
| Main cast | Dennis Quaid, Rhoda Griffis, Cloris Leachman, Trace Adkins, Kevin Downes | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno |
Synopsis
I Can Only Imagine
Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
La La Land
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
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