Life Is Beautiful vs The Professor
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for The Professor). The Professor is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2018). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Professor| Life Is Beautiful | The Professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Wayne Roberts |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Linda Emond, Odessa Young, Devon Terrell |
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 Professor
A world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak and a touch of madness.
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