Akira vs Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.9/10 for Akira). Akira is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 20m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2023). Both are action, animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse| Akira | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Shea Whigham, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Hailee Steinfeld |
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.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
Where to watch
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