Pay It Forward vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Pay It Forward). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. Pay It Forward is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pay It Forward
The French Italian| Pay It Forward | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mimi Leder | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | David Ramsey, Jim Caviezel, Helen Hunt, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Spacey | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Pay It Forward
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
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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