A Little Princess vs The Boy and the Heron
A Little Princess has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for The Boy and the Heron). A Little Princess is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 4m. A Little Princess is the older of the two (1995 against 2023). Both are drama, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Little Princess
The Boy and the Heron| A Little Princess | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alfonso Cuarón | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Liam Cunningham, Juliana Harkavy, Camilla Belle, Time Winters, Vincent Schiavelli | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
A Little Princess
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.
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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