It Had to Be You vs Love's Second Act
Love's Second Act has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6/10 for It Had to Be You). Love's Second Act is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 37m. It Had to Be You is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
It Had to Be You
Love's Second Act| It Had to Be You | Love's Second Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Steven Feder | Sam Irvin |
| Main cast | Joelle Carter, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Vartan, Michael Rispoli, Olivia d'Abo | Tilky Jones, J.P. Manoux, George Wendt, Ann Hagemann, Meredith VanCuyk |
Synopsis
It Had to Be You
Sparks fly when Anna Penn and Charlie Hudson meet. Unfortunately, they're both engaged to other people. In fact, they're staying at the same New York City hotel in order to work on wrapping up the last details of their nuptials. Over days and evenings of joint wedding planning, the two grow closer -- and start to wonder if they're getting married to the right people after all.
Love's Second Act
Jamie is a filmmaker who needs inspiration to finish her screenplay after a studio buys the pitch. She finds it in ex-boyfriend, Nick, who still works at the small town movie theater where they both first fell in love.
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