Life Is Beautiful vs The Descendants
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.8/10 for The Descendants). The Descendants is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2011). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Descendants| Life Is Beautiful | The Descendants | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | United States of America |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Alexander Payne |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | George Clooney, Michael Ontkean, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Matt Corboy |
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.
The Descendants
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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