A Christmas Carol vs My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for A Christmas Carol). My Neighbor Totoro is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 34m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2009). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Christmas Carol | My Neighbor Totoro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Robin Wright, Sammi Hanratty, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes | Yuko Mizutani, Chika Sakamoto, Naoki Tatsuta, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto |
Synopsis
A Christmas Carol
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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