Akira vs Lucy
Akira has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Lucy). Lucy is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 4m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
Lucy| Akira | Lucy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Action, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Luc Besson |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Lio Tipton, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morgan Freeman, Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk |
Synopsis
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Lucy
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.