Lay the Favorite vs My Week with Maisy
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Lay the Favorite). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 34m. Lay the Favorite is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lay the Favorite
My Week with Maisy| Lay the Favorite | My Week with Maisy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Mika Simmons |
| Main cast | Corbin Bernsen, Joshua Jackson, Frank Grillo, Wendell Pierce, Vince Vaughn | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher |
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.
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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