The French Italian vs The Non-Actor

The Non-Actor is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 32m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The French Italian posterThe French Italian2024 VS The Non-Actor posterThe Non-Actor2025
The French ItalianThe Non-Actor
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20242025
Length1h 32m18m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorRachel WoltherEliza Barry Callahan
Main castJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong SonVictoria Pedretti, Maya Hawke

Synopsis

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…

The Non-Actor

Elliot is staying with her ex’s new girlfriend while attending a medical trial for her recent, unexplained loss of hearing. As she reconfigures her relationship with her (sonic) environment and herself, an intimate connection sparks between the two women. With captivating performances by Victoria Pedretti and Maya Hawke, this loose adaptation of director Eliza Barry Callahan’s semi-autobiographical novel The Hearing Test captures the uneasy…

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