Taking Woodstock vs The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.2/10 for Taking Woodstock). The Ballad of Wallis Island is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h . Taking Woodstock is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Taking Woodstock
The Ballad of Wallis Island| Taking Woodstock | The Ballad of Wallis Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ang Lee | James Griffiths |
| Main cast | Jonathan Groff, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paul Dano, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton | Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Tom Basden, Steve Marsh |
Synopsis
Taking Woodstock
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm…
The Ballad of Wallis Island
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.
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