Life Is Beautiful vs The Truman Show
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.1/10 for The Truman Show). The Truman Show is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 1998). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Truman Show| Life Is Beautiful | The Truman Show | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Peter Weir |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Natascha McElhone, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney |
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 Truman Show
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
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