The High Note vs The Stories
The Stories has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7/10 for The High Note). The Stories is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 53m. The High Note is the older of the two (2020 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The High Note
The Stories| The High Note | The Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | Egypt |
| Director | Nisha Ganatra | Abu Bakr Shawky |
| Main cast | Bill Pullman, Eugene Cordero, Tracee Ellis Ross, Zoë Chao, Eddie Izzard | Nelly Karim, Amir El-Masry, Valerie Pachner, Amr Abed, Ahmed Kamal |
Synopsis
The High Note
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change…
The Stories
The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
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