Shortcut to Happiness vs Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.6/10 for Shortcut to Happiness). Shortcut to Happiness is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 53m. Stranger Than Fiction is the older of the two (2006 against 2007). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Shortcut to Happiness | Stranger Than Fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alec Baldwin | Marc Forster |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Poehler | Tony Hale, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell |
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…
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
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