2046 vs Bliss
2046 has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.5/10 for Bliss). Bliss is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 8m. 2046 is the older of the two (2004 against 2021). Both are drama, romance, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
2046
Bliss| 2046 | Bliss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Wong Kar-Wai | Mike Cahill |
| Main cast | Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Siu Ping-Lam | Owen Wilson, Nesta Cooper, Ronny Chieng, Joshua Leonard, Salma Hayek Pinault |
Synopsis
2046
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
Bliss
A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.