

I saw the same movie twice last night. The first time it was called Finding Neverland; the second, Spanglish.
Update: OK, OK… After receiving numerous requests for clarification, here are the similarities as I see them:
Finding Neverland | Spanglish | |
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A hard-working artist… | ![]() |
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…laboring in a field in which, “They changed it — the critics — they made it important”… | ![]() |
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…is trapped in a loveless marriage with a rigid, frigid, philandering, social-climbing wench… | ![]() |
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…played by a fabulous babe. | ![]() Radha Mitchell |
![]() Téa Leoni |
Enter a warm-hearted, grounded, single mother with child(ren)… | ![]() |
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…who develops a close relationship with the artist… | ![]() |
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…and teaches him about love and life… | ![]() |
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…and even spends the summer at the artist’s summer home… | ![]() |
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…but leaves before the relationship is consumated. | ![]() Dies of consumption. |
![]() Consumed by guilt. |
The hard-working artist gets four-star reviews… | ![]() Eventually, for Peter Pan. |
![]() For his restaurant. |
…but still wants seats set aside for special guests. | ![]() Orphans. |
![]() Walk-ins from the neighborhood. |
Supporting characters are subjected to too-tight outfits… | ![]() Smee’s and Nana’s costumes. |
![]() Bernice’s school clothes. |
…and there’s a large dog that chases balls. | ![]() Porthos, a Newfoundland. |
![]() Chum, an overweight Golden Lab. |
Did I miss anything?