Match Point vs Return to Paradise
Match Point has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Return to Paradise). Return to Paradise is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 4m. Return to Paradise is the older of the two (1998 against 2005). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Match Point
Return to Paradise| Match Point | Return to Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Woody Allen | Joseph Ruben |
| Main cast | Mark Gatiss, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox | David Zayas, Nick Sandow, Vince Vaughn, Vera Farmiga, David Conrad |
Synopsis
Match Point
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
Return to Paradise
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
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