Parasite vs Why Would I Lie?
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Why Would I Lie?). Why Would I Lie? is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 13m. Why Would I Lie? is the older of the two (1980 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Parasite
Why Would I Lie?| Parasite | Why Would I Lie? | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1980 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bong Joon Ho | Larry Peerce |
| Main cast | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik | Gabriel Macht, Treat Williams, Sonny Carl Davis, Lisa Eichhorn, Susan Heldfond |
Synopsis
Parasite
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Why Would I Lie?
Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.
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