The Boys Are Back vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for The Boys Are Back). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. The Boys Are Back is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boys Are Back
The French Italian| The Boys Are Back | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Scott Hicks | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Tommy Bastow, Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Natasha Little | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
The Boys Are Back
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
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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