On Borrowed Time vs The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
On Borrowed Time has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). On Borrowed Time is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 54m. On Borrowed Time is the older of the two (1939 against 2013). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On Borrowed Time
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty| On Borrowed Time | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1939 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Harold S. Bucquet | Ben Stiller |
| Main cast | James Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel | Patton Oswalt, Kathryn Hahn, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Adam Scott, Ben Stiller |
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 Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
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