Life Is Beautiful vs Thumbsucker
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Thumbsucker). Thumbsucker is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2005). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
Thumbsucker| Life Is Beautiful | Thumbsucker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Mike Mills |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Vince Vaughn, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Keanu Reeves, Tilda Swinton |
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.
Thumbsucker
Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.
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