On Borrowed Time vs What Marielle Knows
On Borrowed Time has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.5/10 for What Marielle Knows). What Marielle Knows is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 39m. On Borrowed Time is the older of the two (1939 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On Borrowed Time
What Marielle Knows| On Borrowed Time | What Marielle Knows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1939 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Harold S. Bucquet | Frédéric Hambalek |
| Main cast | James Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel | Mehmet Ateşçi, Felix Kramer, Julia Jentsch, Sissy Höfferer, Victoria Mayer |
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…
What Marielle Knows
Julia and Tobias discover that their daughter Marielle has suddenly developed telepathic abilities and can see and hear everything they do. This leads to situations ranging from the awkward to the absurd as uncomfortable truths are revealed.
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