The French Italian vs The Penguin Lessons
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Penguin Lessons). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. 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
The Penguin Lessons| The French Italian | The Penguin Lessons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Rachel Wolther | Peter Cattaneo |
| Main cast | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son | Jonathan Pryce, Steve Coogan, Ramiro Blas, Vivian El Jaber, Björn Gustafsson |
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 Penguin Lessons
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin.
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