La La Land vs The Big Sick
La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.3/10 for The Big Sick). The Big Sick is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 9m. La La Land is the older of the two (2016 against 2017). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| La La Land | The Big Sick | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Damien Chazelle | Michael Showalter |
| Main cast | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno | Adeel Akhtar, Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Vella Lovell, David Alan Grier |
Synopsis
La La Land
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
The Big Sick
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
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