A Monster Calls vs Dragonkeeper
Dragonkeeper has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.3/10 for A Monster Calls). Dragonkeeper is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 48m. A Monster Calls is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are adventure, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Monster Calls
Dragonkeeper| A Monster Calls | Dragonkeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | J.A. Bayona | Jian-Ping Li, Salvador Simó |
| Main cast | Toby Kebbell, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Ben Moor | Lucía Pérez, Mario Gas, Fernando Castro, Carlos de Luna, José Gómez Adán |
Synopsis
A Monster Calls
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Dragonkeeper
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
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