Igby Goes Down vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.6/10 for Igby Goes Down). Igby Goes Down is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Igby Goes Down
Life Is Beautiful| Igby Goes Down | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Germany | Italy |
| Director | Burr Steers | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Bill Irwin, Bill Pullman, Claire Danes, Ryan Phillippe, Kieran Culkin | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Igby Goes Down
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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