Alpha vs Suzume
Suzume has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Alpha). Alpha is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 1m. Alpha is the older of the two (2018 against 2022). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alpha
Suzume| Alpha | Suzume | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Albert Hughes | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jens Hultén, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Marcin Kowalczyk, Natassia Malthe | Kana Hanazawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shota Sometani, Yoji Ueda, Eri Fukatsu |
Synopsis
Alpha
In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.
Suzume
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.