Magazine Dreams vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Magazine Dreams). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Magazine Dreams
The French Italian| Magazine Dreams | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Elijah Bynum | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Harriet Sansom Harris, Jonathan Majors, Bradley Stryker, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Magazine Dreams
Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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