Magnolia vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Magnolia). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 9m. Magnolia is the older of the two (1999 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Magnolia
The French Italian| Magnolia | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2024 |
| Length | 3h 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | William H. Macy, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, Julianne Moore | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Magnolia
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
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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