Shortbus vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Shortbus). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 41m. Shortbus is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shortbus
What We Wanted to Be| Shortbus | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | John Cameron Mitchell | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Paul Dawson, Mickey Cottrell, David Pittu, Sook-Yin Lee, PJ DeBoy | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
Synopsis
Shortbus
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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