Life Is Beautiful vs Struck by Lightning
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Struck by Lightning). Struck by Lightning is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
Struck by Lightning| Life Is Beautiful | Struck by Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Brian Dannelly |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Graham Rogers, Chris Colfer, Robbie Amell |
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.
Struck by Lightning
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
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