About Time vs The Shape of Water
About Time has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Shape of Water). About Time is the older of the two (2013 against 2017). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
About Time
The Shape of Water| About Time | The Shape of Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Curtis | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hughes, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Tom Hollander | Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Nick Searcy, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg |
Synopsis
About Time
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
The Shape of Water
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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