On a String vs The Stories
The Stories has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.3/10 for On a String). On a String is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 41m. On a String is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On a String
The Stories| On a String | The Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | United States of America | Egypt |
| Director | Isabel Hagen | Abu Bakr Shawky |
| Main cast | Eric Bogosian, Dylan Baker, Frederick Weller, Charlie Ray, Jamie Lee | Nelly Karim, Amir El-Masry, Valerie Pachner, Amr Abed, Ahmed Kamal |
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.
The Stories
The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
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