It's Kind of a Funny Story vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7/10 for It's Kind of a Funny Story). It's Kind of a Funny Story is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2010). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Life Is Beautiful| It's Kind of a Funny Story | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | Italy |
| Director | Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Jeremy Davies, Aasif Mandvi, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Zach Galifianakis | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
It's Kind of a Funny Story
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
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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