Appleseed: Ex Machina vs Paprika

Paprika has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Appleseed: Ex Machina). Paprika is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 45m. Paprika is the older of the two (2006 against 2007). Both are animation, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Koichi Yamadera.

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Appleseed: Ex MachinaPaprika
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year20072006
Length1h 45m1h 30m
GenresAction, Animation, Science Fiction, ThrillerAnimation, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–Japan
DirectorShinji AramakiSatoshi Kon
Main castKoichi Yamadera, Gara Takashima, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yasuyuki Kase, Takaya HashiAkio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya

Synopsis

Appleseed: Ex Machina

As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos are deployed anywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!

Paprika

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

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