Penelope vs Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Penelope). Penelope is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 44m. Penelope is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Penelope
Ruby Sparks| Penelope | Ruby Sparks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mark Palansky | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris |
| Main cast | Nick Frost, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Havers, Reese Witherspoon | Wallace Langham, Toni Trucks, Paul Dano, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll |
Synopsis
Penelope
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Ruby Sparks
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
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