On the Water Surface vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for On the Water Surface). On the Water Surface is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. On the Water Surface is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Water Surface
The French Italian| On the Water Surface | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Zeynep Köprülü | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Cemre Ebüzziya, Nazan Kesal, Şencan Güleryüz, Yasemin Szawlowski, Aytek Şayan | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
On the Water Surface
Deniz returns to her hometown to attend her widowed mother's wedding. The anger, fear, and guilt she thought she'd left behind, resurface during the visit. As her mother leaves her the family house, a tragedy haunts her. She can't stop thinking about her father drowning at sea. Moreover, she feels her mother blames her and has abandoned her for it. She realizes she won't be able to move on like her mother unless she faces her problems head-on…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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