Strange River vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Strange River). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Strange River
The French Italian| Strange River | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Jaume Claret Muxart | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Nausicaa Bonnín, Jordi Oriol, Jan Monter, Bernat Solé, Francesco Wenz | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Strange River
One summer, Dídac travels by bike along the Danube with his family, starting where the river first emerges in Germany. As they journey downstream, he begins seeing a mysterious boy, Alexander, who appears and disappears in the water. Dídac feels himself changing, drawn toward Alexander and away from his brother Biel. Their mother, Monika, who once took the same trip as a teenager, drifts into memories of a past summer love. When she sees Dídac…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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