Jolly Life vs My Week with Maisy
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Jolly Life). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 47m. Jolly Life is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jolly Life
My Week with Maisy| Jolly Life | My Week with Maisy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yılmaz Erdoğan | Mika Simmons |
| Main cast | Erdal Tosun, Cezmi Baskın, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Ersin Korkut, Metin Keçeci | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher |
Synopsis
Jolly Life
Burdened by troubles and caught between cultures, Riza takes a job as a mall Santa and finds that real life may not be so different from make believe.
My Week with Maisy
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope.
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