Mack the Knife vs Sing Street
Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for Mack the Knife). Sing Street is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 2m. Mack the Knife is the older of the two (1989 against 2016). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mack the Knife
Sing Street| Mack the Knife | Sing Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Menahem Golan | John Carney |
| Main cast | Bill Nighy, Richard Harris, Julie Walters, Roger Daltrey, Raúl Juliá | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy |
Synopsis
Mack the Knife
In 19th century London, a young girl falls for a womanizing criminal and they decide to wed. Her family strongly disapproves so her father, 'the king of thieves', gets the gangster arrested.
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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