Anima vs Downbeat
Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Anima). Anima is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 31m. Anima is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anima
Downbeat| Anima | Downbeat | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2026 |
| Length | 15m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Danny Madden |
| Main cast | Thom Yorke, Dajana Roncione, Frida Dam Seidel, Joseba Yerro Izaguirre, Jean Michael Sinisterra Munoz | Christie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin Hahn |
Synopsis
Anima
In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
Downbeat
Fleeing mistakes in Atlanta, Mauro crashes on his sister’s couch in Boston. He takes to bucket drumming on the streets for a way out, but can’t stop screwing things up and drawing everyone else into his own feral shortcomings.