Mona Lisa Smile vs Never Look Away
Never Look Away has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Mona Lisa Smile). Mona Lisa Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 3h 9m. Mona Lisa Smile is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mona Lisa Smile
Never Look Away| Mona Lisa Smile | Never Look Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mike Newell | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Main cast | Dominic West, John Slattery, Juliet Stevenson, Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst | Tom Schilling, Oliver Masucci, Sebastian Koch, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Hanno Koffler |
Synopsis
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.
Never Look Away
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
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