Love, Simon vs Playing for Keeps
Love, Simon has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.7/10 for Playing for Keeps). Playing for Keeps is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 50m. Playing for Keeps is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love, Simon | Playing for Keeps | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Greg Berlanti | Gabriele Muccino |
| Main cast | Miles Heizer, Drew Starkey, Tony Hale, Natasha Rothwell, Josh Duhamel | Judy Greer, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
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.
Playing for Keeps
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
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