The Child vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Child). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. The Child is the older of the two (2005 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Child
The French Italian| The Child | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Olivier Gourmet, Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Stéphane Bissot | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
The Child
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.
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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