Shortcut to Happiness vs SPEC: Zero
SPEC: Zero has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.6/10 for Shortcut to Happiness). Shortcut to Happiness is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 18m. Shortcut to Happiness is the older of the two (2007 against 2013). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shortcut to Happiness
SPEC: Zero| Shortcut to Happiness | SPEC: Zero | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV Movie |
| Country | United States of America | Japan |
| Director | Alec Baldwin | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Poehler | Ren Osugi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Erika Toda, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ryo Kase |
Synopsis
Shortcut to Happiness
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals…
SPEC: Zero
High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States…
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