Across the Universe vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.1/10 for Across the Universe). Ride Your Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 13m. Across the Universe is the older of the two (2007 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Across the Universe
Ride Your Wave| Across the Universe | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Julie Taymor | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Evan Rachel Wood, Robert Clohessy, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Bill Buell | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
Across the Universe
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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