La La Land vs The Idea of You
La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.3/10 for The Idea of You). The Idea of You is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 9m. La La Land is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
La La Land
The Idea of You| La La Land | The Idea of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 56m |
| 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 | Reid Scott, Anne Hathaway, Annie Mumolo, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin |
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 Idea of You
40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
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