My Father's Son vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for My Father's Son). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. 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 Son | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | China | United States of America |
| Director | Qiu Sheng | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Song Yang, Ko Chia-Yen, Sun Ning, Sun Anke, Tong Chenjie | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
My Father's Son
Qiao, an 18-year-old boy, loses his voice while delivering a eulogy for his late father. He runs away from the funeral and hides from his family. Between past, present and future, the young man recalls his relationship with his brutal and secretive father, who left him a passion for boxing. Ten years later, now an engineer, Qiao develops an AI boxer to help people learn boxing. Training with the AI day by day, Qiao begins to see a ghost.
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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