Native Son vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Native Son). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. Native Son is the older of the two (1986 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Native Son
The French Italian| Native Son | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1986 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jerrold Freedman | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Elizabeth McGovern, Ving Rhames, John McMartin, Matt Dillon, Oprah Winfrey | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Native Son
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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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