Lovesick vs Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.7/10 for Lovesick). Lovesick is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 44m. Lovesick is the older of the two (1983 against 2012). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lovesick
Ruby Sparks| Lovesick | Ruby Sparks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1983 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marshall Brickman | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris |
| Main cast | Elizabeth McGovern, Christine Baranski, David Strathairn, Wallace Shawn, Renée Taylor | Wallace Langham, Toni Trucks, Paul Dano, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll |
Synopsis
Lovesick
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
Ruby Sparks
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
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