The Bookshop vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Bookshop). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. The Bookshop is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Bookshop
The French Italian| The Bookshop | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Isabel Coixet | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Patricia Clarkson, Frances Barber, Bill Nighy, Charlotte Vega, Emily Mortimer | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
The Bookshop
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
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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