Les Misérables vs Mona Lisa Smile

Les Misérables has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Mona Lisa Smile). Mona Lisa Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 14m. Les Misérables is the older of the two (1998 against 2003). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Les Misérables posterLes Misérables1998 VS Mona Lisa Smile posterMona Lisa Smile2003
Les MisérablesMona Lisa Smile
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.9/10
Year19982003
Length2h 14m1h 57m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country––
DirectorBille AugustMike Newell
Main castLennie James, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Geoffrey Rush, Liam NeesonDominic West, John Slattery, Juliet Stevenson, Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst

Synopsis

Les Misérables

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Mona Lisa Smile

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

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