Life Is Beautiful vs The Station Agent
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for The Station Agent). The Station Agent is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Station Agent| Life Is Beautiful | The Station Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Tom McCarthy |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Raven Goodwin, Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, John Slattery, Joe Lo Truglio |
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 Station Agent
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
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