Life Is Beautiful vs Martian Child
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.7/10 for Martian Child). Martian Child is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
Martian Child| Life Is Beautiful | Martian Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | United States of America |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Menno Meyjes |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Richard Schiff, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, David Kaye, John Cusack |
Synopsis
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.
Martian Child
A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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