Phenomenon vs Upside Down

Phenomenon has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Upside Down). Upside Down is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 3m. Phenomenon is the older of the two (1996 against 2012). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Phenomenon posterPhenomenon1996 VS Upside Down posterUpside Down2012
PhenomenonUpside Down
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 6.3/10
Year19962012
Length2h 3m1h 44m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Science FictionDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorJon TurteltaubJuan Diego Solanas
Main castForest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Richard KileyTimothy Spall, Kirsten Dunst, Janine Theriault, Jim Sturgess, Vlasta Vrana

Synopsis

Phenomenon

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Upside Down

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

Where to watch

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