If Only vs Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7/10 for If Only). If Only is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. If Only is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| If Only | Stranger Than Fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gil Junger | Marc Forster |
| Main cast | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Babington, Graham Turner, Neville Phillips | Tony Hale, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell |
Synopsis
If Only
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
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