Rival vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Rival). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Rival is the older of the two (2021 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rival
The French Italian| Rival | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Marcus Lenz | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Yevhen Chernykov, Udo Samel, Monika Oschek, Yelizar Nazarenko, Maria Bruni | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Rival
Young Roman and his mother Oksana leave Ukraine and go to Germany, where she works illegally while they both live with Gert, an old widower who tries to befriend Roman, who struggles for his mother's attention and sees Gert as a rival.
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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