My Own Private Idaho vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for My Own Private Idaho). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. My Own Private Idaho is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Own Private Idaho
The French Italian| My Own Private Idaho | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Gus Van Sant | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Keanu Reeves, Udo Kier, Flea, Mickey Cottrell, Grace Zabriskie | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
My Own Private Idaho
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
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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