On Borrowed Time vs The Science of Sleep
On Borrowed Time has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7/10 for The Science of Sleep). On Borrowed Time is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 46m. On Borrowed Time is the older of the two (1939 against 2006). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On Borrowed Time
The Science of Sleep| On Borrowed Time | The Science of Sleep | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1939 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Harold S. Bucquet | Michel Gondry |
| Main cast | James Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel | Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Stéphane Metzger |
Synopsis
On Borrowed Time
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra…
The Science of Sleep
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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