Love, Simon vs Paterson

Love, Simon has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.1/10 for Paterson). Love, Simon is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 58m. Paterson is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Love, Simon posterLove, Simon2018 VS Paterson posterPaterson2016
Love, SimonPaterson
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 7.1/10
Year20182016
Length1h 50m1h 58m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country––
DirectorGreg BerlantiJim Jarmusch
Main castMiles Heizer, Drew Starkey, Tony Hale, Natasha Rothwell, Josh DuhamelMethod Man, Jaden Michael, Adam Driver, Luis Da Silva, Jr., William Jackson Harper

Synopsis

Love, Simon

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

Paterson

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

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