My Week with Maisy vs With Open Arms

My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for With Open Arms). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 32m. With Open Arms is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

My Week with Maisy posterMy Week with Maisy2024 VS With Open Arms posterWith Open Arms2017
My Week with MaisyWith Open Arms
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.3/10
Year20242017
Length18m1h 32m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy
Country–France
DirectorMika SimmonsPhilippe de Chauveron
Main castMyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian ChristopherElsa Zylberstein, Christian Clavier, Ary Abittan, Cyril Lecomte, Nanou Garcia

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.

With Open Arms

Jean-Étienne Fougerole is an intellectual bohemian who released his new novel "In Open Arms" and calling the wealthiest people to welcome home the families in need. While he promotes his book during a televised debate, his opponent criticized him for not applying what he himself advocates. While stuck, Jean-Étienne Fougerole accepts the challenge, for fear of being discredited. The same evening, a family of Roma rings the door of his…

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