Samba vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Samba). Samba is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 2m. Samba is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Samba
Wonderful Nightmare| Samba | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Omar Sy, Tahar Rahim, Jacqueline Jehanneuf, Clotilde Mollet, Izïa Higelin | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
Synopsis
Samba
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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