Ruby Sparks vs The Family Man
Ruby Sparks has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for The Family Man). Ruby Sparks is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 5m. The Family Man is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ruby Sparks
The Family Man| Ruby Sparks | The Family Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Brett Ratner |
| Main cast | Wallace Langham, Toni Trucks, Paul Dano, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll | Don Cheadle, Saul Rubinek, Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Jeremy Piven |
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.
The Family Man
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his…
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