School of Life vs The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 6.4/10 for School of Life). The Color of Friendship is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 51m. The Color of Friendship is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, family, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
School of Life
The Color of Friendship| School of Life | The Color of Friendship | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie | Drama, Family, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | William Dear | Kevin Hooks |
| Main cast | Ryan Reynolds, David Paymer, Paul Jarrett, Kate Vernon, John Astin | Penny Johnson Jerald, Carl Lumbly, Travis Kyle Davis, Shadia Simmons, Anthony Burnett |
Synopsis
School of Life
At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.
The Color of Friendship
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black…
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