My Week with Maisy vs The Odd Job
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for The Odd Job). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 27m. The Odd Job is the older of the two (1978 against 2024). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Week with Maisy
The Odd Job| My Week with Maisy | The Odd Job | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1978 |
| Length | 18m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mika Simmons | Peter Medak |
| Main cast | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher | Richard O'Brien, George Innes, Diana Quick, Bill Paterson, Carolyn Seymour |
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 Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is…
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