Ruby Sparks vs Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Ruby Sparks). Ruby Sparks is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 53m. Stranger Than Fiction is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Ruby Sparks | Stranger Than Fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Marc Forster |
| Main cast | Wallace Langham, Toni Trucks, Paul Dano, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll | Tony Hale, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell |
Synopsis
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.
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
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