The Boy and the Dog vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Boy and the Dog). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boy and the Dog
The French Italian| The Boy and the Dog | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Takahisa Zeze | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Akira Emoto, Hitomi Miyauchi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Takumi Saitoh, Kentaro Ito | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
The Boy and the Dog
6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears…
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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