Memoirs of a Geisha vs Mona Lisa Smile
Memoirs of a Geisha has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Mona Lisa Smile). Mona Lisa Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 26m. Mona Lisa Smile is the older of the two (2003 against 2005). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mona Lisa Smile| Memoirs of a Geisha | Mona Lisa Smile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Rob Marshall | Mike Newell |
| Main cast | Mako, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Tsai Chin, Youki Kudoh | Dominic West, John Slattery, Juliet Stevenson, Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst |
Synopsis
Memoirs of a Geisha
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Mona Lisa Smile
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
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