A Magnificent Life vs The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for A Magnificent Life). A Magnificent Life is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 6m. The Wind Rises is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Magnificent Life
The Wind Rises| A Magnificent Life | The Wind Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Sylvain Chomet | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Laurent Lafitte, Géraldine Pailhas, Thierry Garcia, Olivia Gotanègre, Sophie Maréchal | Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima |
Synopsis
A Magnificent Life
In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol's childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until…
The Wind Rises
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
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