Love's Second Act vs The Big Day

Love's Second Act has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.6/10 for The Big Day). Love's Second Act is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 34m. The Big Day is the older of the two (2005 against 2024). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Love's Second Act posterLove's Second Act2024 VS The Big Day posterThe Big Day2005
Love's Second ActThe Big Day
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 4.6/10
Year20242005
Length1h 30m1h 34m
GenresComedy, Romance, TV MovieComedy, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorSam IrvinMorten Arnfred
Main castTilky Jones, J.P. Manoux, George Wendt, Ann Hagemann, Meredith VanCuykMartin Brygmann, Henrik Prip, Trine Dyrholm, Mette Agnete Horn, Christian Tafdrup

Synopsis

Love's Second Act

Jamie is a filmmaker who needs inspiration to finish her screenplay after a studio buys the pitch. She finds it in ex-boyfriend, Nick, who still works at the small town movie theater where they both first fell in love.

The Big Day

Anne has started a wedding planning biz with happily flaming designer Lars and grumpy accountant Jesper. Hoping to make a big public splash, they land upcoming event that will marry TV chat hosts Anders and Signe. Instant attraction between Anne and Anders is complicated even further by her planned nuptials with boring b.f. Simon.

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