On a String vs Taking Woodstock
On a String has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Taking Woodstock). On a String is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h . Taking Woodstock is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On a String
Taking Woodstock| On a String | Taking Woodstock | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Isabel Hagen | Ang Lee |
| Main cast | Eric Bogosian, Dylan Baker, Frederick Weller, Charlie Ray, Jamie Lee | Jonathan Groff, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paul Dano, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton |
Synopsis
On a String
A young, Juilliard-trained violist is still living at home with her parents in the heart of NYC, while trying to make a living playing gigs with her friends in the homes of strangers.
Taking Woodstock
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm…
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