Life Is Beautiful vs The Grand Budapest Hotel
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8/10 for The Grand Budapest Hotel). The Grand Budapest Hotel is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2014). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Grand Budapest Hotel| Life Is Beautiful | The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Wes Anderson |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | F. Murray Abraham, Jude Law, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe |
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 Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
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