My Week with Maisy vs The First Beautiful Thing
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The First Beautiful Thing). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 2h 2m. The First Beautiful Thing is the older of the two (2010 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Week with Maisy
The First Beautiful Thing| My Week with Maisy | The First Beautiful Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2010 |
| Length | 18m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mika Simmons | Paolo Virzì |
| Main cast | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher | Claudia Pandolfi, Valerio Mastandrea, Stefania Sandrelli, Marco Messeri, Fabrizia Sacchi |
Synopsis
My Week with Maisy
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope.
The First Beautiful Thing
The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the…
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