Messy vs Rent Free
Rent Free has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 4/10 for Messy). Messy is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 33m. Rent Free is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Messy
Rent Free| Messy | Rent Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 21m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alexi Wasser | Fernando Andrés |
| Main cast | Adam Goldberg, Thomas Middleditch, Mario Cantone, Alexi Wasser, Jack Kilmer | Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Frank Mosley, Lorelei Linklater, Temple Baker |
Synopsis
Messy
Brutally self-aware, promiscuous love addict Stella Fox moves to New York after a devastating break-up and pursues disappointing romantic dalliances over the course of a summer.
Rent Free
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.
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