Sing Street vs The Inspector General
Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for The Inspector General). The Inspector General is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 45m. The Inspector General is the older of the two (1949 against 2016). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Sing Street
The Inspector General| Sing Street | The Inspector General | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1949 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Carney | Henry Koster |
| Main cast | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy | Danny Kaye, George Davis, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester |
Synopsis
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
The Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
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