A Dog's Way Home vs The Boy and the Heron
A Dog's Way Home and The Boy and the Heron are tied on audience score (7.4/10). A Dog's Way Home is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 4m. A Dog's Way Home is the older of the two (2019 against 2023). Both are adventure, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Dog's Way Home
The Boy and the Heron| A Dog's Way Home | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Charles Martin Smith | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Chris Bauer, Edward James Olmos, Wes Studi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
A Dog's Way Home
The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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