Playing 'In the Company of Men' vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Playing 'In the Company of Men'). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. Playing 'In the Company of Men' is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Playing 'In the Company of Men'
The French Italian| Playing 'In the Company of Men' | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Sami Bouajila, Anna Mouglalis, Anne Consigny, Hippolyte Girardot, Wladimir Yordanoff | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Playing 'In the Company of Men'
A troupe of actors rehearse a play. In the play-within-the-film, an ambitious son and his distant father fight for control of an armaments firm and are pushed to eventual destruction by dangerous outside forces and traitorous aides.
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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