My Father's Shadow vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for My Father's Shadow). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Father's Shadow
The French Italian| My Father's Shadow | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Akinola Davies Jr. | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tosin Adeyemi, Patrick Diabuah, Uzoamaka Power, Efon Wini | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
My Father's Shadow
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.
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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