My Brother Simple vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for My Brother Simple). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. My Brother Simple is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Brother Simple
The French Italian| My Brother Simple | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Markus Goller | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Frederick Lau, Ludger Pistor, Axel Stein, David Kross, Devid Striesow | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
My Brother Simple
Ben and Barnabas are unseparatable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three.
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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