Lay the Favorite vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.2/10 for Lay the Favorite). Lay the Favorite is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lay the Favorite
Life Is Beautiful| Lay the Favorite | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | France | Italy |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Corbin Bernsen, Joshua Jackson, Frank Grillo, Wendell Pierce, Vince Vaughn | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Lay the Favorite
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
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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