The Embalmer vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for The Embalmer). The Embalmer is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 2m. The Embalmer is the older of the two (2002 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Embalmer
Wonderful Nightmare| The Embalmer | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Matteo Garrone | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Pietro Biondi | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
Synopsis
The Embalmer
Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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