Life Is Beautiful vs Truman
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7/10 for Truman). Truman is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2015). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
Truman| Life Is Beautiful | Truman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | Argentina |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Cesc Gay |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Dolores Fonzi, Pedro Casablanc, Javier Gutiérrez, Francesc Orella, Ricardo Darín |
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.
Truman
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.
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