My Week with Maisy vs The Savages
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Savages). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 54m. The Savages is the older of the two (2007 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Week with Maisy
The Savages| My Week with Maisy | The Savages | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2007 |
| Length | 18m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mika Simmons | Tamara Jenkins |
| Main cast | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher | David Zayas, Peter Friedman, Laura Linney, Cara Seymour, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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 Savages
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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