La La Land vs The Half of It
La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for The Half of It). The Half of It is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 9m. La La Land is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
La La Land
The Half of It| La La Land | The Half of It | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Damien Chazelle | Alice Wu |
| Main cast | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno | Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou, Becky Ann Baker |
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 Half of It
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
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