Stranger Than Fiction vs The Mermaid
Stranger Than Fiction has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Mermaid). The Mermaid is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 53m. Stranger Than Fiction is the older of the two (2006 against 2016). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Stranger Than Fiction
The Mermaid| Stranger Than Fiction | The Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Marc Forster | Stephen Chow |
| Main cast | Tony Hale, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell | Kris Wu, Tsui Hark, Chiu Chi-Ling, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang |
Synopsis
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
The Mermaid
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.
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